What does REFUSE mean?
Definitions for REFUSE
ˈrɛf yusrefuse
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word REFUSE.
Princeton's WordNet
garbage, refuse, food waste, scrapsverb
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
refuse, declineverb
show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb
refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
defy, resist, refuseverb
elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behavior defies explanation"
deny, refuseverb
refuse to let have
"She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
resist, reject, refuseverb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
reject, turn down, turn away, refuseverb
refuse entrance or membership
"They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Refuseadjective
Unworthy of reception; left when the rest is taken.
Etymology: from the verb.
Every thing vile and refuse they destroyed. Sam. xv. 9.
Please to bestow on him the refuse letters; he hopes by printing them to get a plentiful provision. Spectator.
Refusenoun
That which remains disregarded when the rest is taken.
We dare not disgrace our worldly superiours with offering unto them such refuse, as we bring unto God himself. Hook.
Many kinds have much refuse, which countervails that which they have excellent. Francis Bacon.
I know not whether it be more shame or wonder, to see that men can so put off ingenuity, as to descend to so base a vice; yet we daily see it done, and that not only by the scum and refuse of the people. Government of the Tongue.
Down with the falling stream the refuse run,
To raise with joyful news his drooping son. Dryden.This humourist keeps more than he wants, and gives a vast refuse of his superfluities to purchase heaven. Addison.
To REFUSEverb
Etymology: refuser, Fr.
If he should chuse the right casket, you should refuse to perform his father’s will, if you should refuse to accept him. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
Common experience has justly a mighty influence on the minds of men, to make them give or refuse credit to any thing proposed. John Locke.
Women are made as they themselves would choose;
Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse. Samuel Garth.I may neither chuse whom I would, nor refuse whom I dislike. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
To Refuseverb
Not to accept.
Wonder not then what God for you saw good
If I refuse not, but convert, as you,
To proper substance. John Milton.
Wikipedia
refuse
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste product may become a by-product, joint product or resource through an invention that raises a waste product's value above zero. Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine) and surface runoff), radioactive waste, and others.
ChatGPT
refuse
Refuse generally refers to indicating or showing that one is not willing to do something. It can also be the act of rejecting or dismissing something. In the context of waste management, refuse refers to waste material or rubbish that has been discarded.
Webster Dictionary
Refuseverb
to deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant
Refuseverb
to throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
Refuseverb
to decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor
Refuseverb
to disown
Refuseverb
to deny compliance; not to comply
Refusenoun
refusal
Refusenoun
that which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter
Refuseadjective
refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Refuse
rē-fūz′, v.t. to reject: to deny, as a request, &c.: to disown: to fail to receive, to repel: (mil.) to hold troops back from the regular alignment.—v.i. to decline acceptance: not to comply.—adj. Refū′sable, capable of being refused.—ns. Refū′sal, denial of anything requested: rejection: the right of taking in preference to others; Rēfū′ser. [Fr. refuser, prob. due to confusion of L. refutāre, to drive back, recusāre, to make an objection against.]
Refuse
ref′ūs, adj. refused: worthless.—n. that which is rejected or left as worthless: dross.
Refuse
rē-fūz′, v.t. to melt again.—n. Rēfū′sion, repeated fusion or melting, as of metals: restoration.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'REFUSE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4220
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'REFUSE' in Verbs Frequency: #218
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of REFUSE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of REFUSE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of REFUSE in a Sentence
It is exceptionally rare to have the Department of Justice refuse to sign onto an FCC brief, but this says that the DOJ doesn’t trust that this is legal, president Obama’s own Department of Justice implicitly is questioning whether or not this is government overreach.
I refuse to put an additional dollar against a system that would not be able to track a high-end submarine in today's environment.
There are some books that refuse to be written. They stand their ground year after year and will not be persuaded. It isn't because the book is not there and worth being written -- it is only because the right form of the story does not present itself. There is only one right form for a story and if you fail to find that form the story will not tell itself.
I could no longer just sit back and let things carry on as normal, i refuse to leave a dying planet for future generations by not taking an action.
Another crime is being committed—and that's the crime of the media, the media is absolutely not—they refuse to talk about it and yet it is 10 times bigger than Watergate.
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Translations for REFUSE
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- رفضArabic
- refusar, rebuig, rebutjar, recusarCatalan, Valencian
- odmítnout, odpadCzech
- Müll, weigern, AbfallGerman
- rifuziEsperanto
- rehusar, basuraSpanish
- uko egin, baztertuBasque
- امتناعPersian
- kieltää, jäteFinnish
- déchets, ordures, refuserFrench
- bruscarIrish
- diùltScottish Gaelic
- refusar, lixoGalician
- इनकारHindi
- refizeHaitian Creole
- megtagad, visszautasítHungarian
- rifiutare, rifiutiItalian
- 断る, ごみ, 否む, 拒むJapanese
- 거절, 쓰레기Korean
- abnegō, recūsōLatin
- weigerenDutch
- odmówić, odrzucać, odrzutyPolish
- lixo, recusarPortuguese
- мусор, отказываться, отклонить, отказать, отказаться, отходы, отказывать, отбросы, отклонятьRussian
- vägraSwedish
- kanusha, dinda, gairi, kanushoSwahili
- నిరాకరించుTelugu
- відмовлятися, відмовляти, відмовитисяUkrainian
- từ chốiVietnamese
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