decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. refuse suggests more …

REFUSED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of refuse 2. to say that you will not do or accept something: . Learn more.

Refuse implies determination and often brusqueness: "The commander ... refused to discuss questions of right" (George Bancroft). "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" (Mario Puzo).

REFUSED definition: to decline to accept (something offered ) | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

to deny (a request, demand, etc.): [~ + object] She refused my request. [~ + object + object] Her father refused his daughter permission to see that boy again. to turn down (doing something):[~ + to + verb] …

He refused to answer the question. She flatly/stubbornly/steadfastly refused to help. They refuse to accept the truth.

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

3 days ago · refuse (third-person singular simple present refuses, present participle refusing, simple past and past participle refused) To fuse again, as with, or after, heating or melting.

refused definition: not accepted or approved. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

• Sutton refused food in protest against conditions in the prison. • He was unable to attend the meeting in Moscow, because the Russian authorities had refused him a visa.