refuse
11refuse — refuse1 [ri fyo͞oz′] vt. refused, refusing [ME refusen < OFr refuser < LL * refusare < L refusus, pp. of refundere: see REFUND1] 1. to decline to accept; reject 2. a) to decline to do, give, or grant …
12Refuse — Re*fuse , n. Refusal. [Obs.] Fairfax. [1913 Webster] …
13refusé — refusé, ée (re fu zé, zée) part. passé de refuser. 1° Qui n a pas été accepté. Des présents refusés. 2° Qui a reçu un refus, en parlant des personnes. • D autant plus que vous même, ardente à me l offrir [le trône], Vous ne craigniez rien… …
14refuse — The noun, meaning ‘waste material’, is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, whereas the verb, meaning ‘to withhold consent for’, is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable …
15refusé — Refusé, [refus]ée, part …
16refuse — 1 /rI fju:z/ verb 1 (I) to say or show that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: I m sure if you ask her to help you, she won t refuse. | refuse to do sth: I refuse to take part in anything that s illegal. | flatly… …
17refuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, household (both esp. BrE) ▪ human … OF REFUSE ▪ heap, pile VERB + REFUSE …
18refuse — re|fuse1 W1S2 [rıˈfju:z] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back ] 1.) to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do ▪ She asked him to leave, but he refused. refuse to… …
19refuse — I UK [rɪˈfjuːz] / US [rɪˈfjuz] verb Word forms refuse : present tense I/you/we/they refuse he/she/it refuses present participle refusing past tense refused past participle refused *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say you will not do something… …
20refuse — ref|use1 [ rı fjuz ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: Mom asked him to apologize, but he refused. refuse to do something: How could he refuse to help his own son? flatly… …
