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/rɪˈfyuz/

verb, -fused, -fus⋅ing. -verb (used with object)

1. to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.

2. to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.): to refuse permission.

3. to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss the question. 4. to decline to submit to.

5. (of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier).

6. to decline to accept (a suitor) in marriage.

7. Military. to bend or curve back (the flank units of a military force) so that they face generally to the flank rather than the front.

8. Obsolete. to renounce.

-verb (used without object)

9. to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance.

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