refuse

/ɹɪfjˈuːz/

/ˈɹɛfˌjuz/, /ɹəfˈjuz/, /ɹɪfˈjuz/

to refuse

MAIN VERB

refuser

to say, indicate, or show that one is not inclined to do something that someone has asked

Synonymes : decline

Antonymes : accept

refuser

to not accept what someone has offered us or asked us to do

Synonymes : decline

Antonymes : accept

refuser

refuse to let have

Synonymes : deny

Antonymes : allow

Exemples

1. She refused to let in the stranger at the door.

2. They refused to present arms before the flag.

3. The officer refused to let his men take part in the operation.

4. The hiker refused to give ground to the wild animals that approached him.