refuse
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
garbage, food waste, scraps
• Hypernyms:
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
1. show unwillingness towards (Freq. 47)
- he declined to join the group on a hike
• Syn:
decline
• Ant:
accept
• Hypernyms:
react, respond
• Hyponyms:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh,
disdain, turn down, contract out, regret, repudiate, disobey
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They refuse to move
2. refuse to accept (Freq. 13)
- He refused my offer of hospitality
• Syn:
reject, pass up, turn down, decline
• Ant:
accept
• Derivationally related forms:
declination (for: decline), turndown (for: turn down), rejection (for: reject), refusal
• Hyponyms:
dishonor, dishonour, bounce
• Verb Group:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh,
disdain, turn down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They refuse the money
3. elude, especially in a baffling way (Freq. 5)
- This behavior defies explanation
• Syn:
defy, resist
• Ant:
lend oneself (for: defy)
• Hypernyms:
elude, escape
• Hyponyms:
beggar
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. refuse to let have (Freq. 2)
- She denies me every pleasure
- he denies her her weekly allowance
• Syn:
deny
• Ant:
allow (for: deny)
• Derivationally related forms:
refusal, denier (for: deny)
• Hypernyms:
keep, hold on
• Hyponyms:
withhold, keep back
• Verb Group:
deny, abnegate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- They refuse them the money
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- His body rejected the liver of the donor
• Syn:
resist, reject
• Derivationally related forms:
resistant (for: resist)
• Hypernyms:
react, respond
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. refuse entrance or membership
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
• Syn:
reject, turn down, turn away
• Ant:
admit (for: reject)
• Derivationally related forms:
refusal, turndown (for: turn down), reject (for: reject)
• Verb Group:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh,
disdain, turn down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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