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      • to say that you will not do or accept something: I asked him to leave but he refused. [ + to do sth ] Cathy refuses to admit that she was wrong.
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  2. to say or show that you are not willing to do, accept, or allow something: [ I ] She asked him for a loan, but he refused. [ T ] We were refused admission to the building. [ + to infinitive ] On cold mornings, the car may refuse to start. refusal.

  3. Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.

  4. Definitions of 'refuse' 1. If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it. [...] 2. If someone refuses you something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it. [...] 3. If you refuse something that is offered to you, you do not accept it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'refuse'

  5. What does the verb refuse mean? There are 30 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb refuse , 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. to say that you will not do or accept something: I asked him to leave but he refused. [ + to do sth ] Cathy refuses to admit that she was wrong. Fewer examples. I refuse to compromise my principles. If you refuse to obey the law, you'll be arrested. The Pentagon refused to comment on potential military targets. The woman refused to give her name.

  7. Definition of refuse1 verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. to say or show that you are not willing to do, accept, or allow something: [ I ] She asked him for a loan, but he refused. [ T ] We were refused admission to the building. [ + to infinitive ] On cold mornings, the car may refuse to start. refusal.

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