Yes, decline can mean to refuse.
The homonym of refuse is refuse. It can mean to decline or reject something, or it can refer to waste or garbage.
As a noun, "refuse" refers to waste or discarded material. As a verb, "refuse" can mean to reject or decline something, such as an offer or request.
Those words have entirely different meanings. To decline is to refuse, and to covet is to desire.
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Refuse has two definitions. Garbage, waste, trash. OR decline, abjure, avoid.
The homograph "refuse" can either mean to decline or reject something, or it can refer to items that have been thrown away or discarded. The meaning is determined by the context in which the word is used.
Another word for refuse is decline, reject or deny. As a noun, refuse means garbage, trash, rubbish, waste or trash.
Deny, negate