refuse
noun
- 1
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
verb
- 1
show unwillingness towards
he declined to join the group on a hike
- 2
refuse to let have
She denies me every pleasure
he denies her her weekly allowance
- 3
refuse to accept
He refused my offer of hospitality
- 4
refuse entrance or membership
They turned away hundreds of fans
Black people were often rejected by country clubs
- 5
elude, especially in a baffling way
This behavior defies explanation
- 6
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
His body rejected the liver of the donor
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