The meaning of REFUSE is to express oneself as unwilling to accept.

The assumptions he makes -- or refuses to make -- speak to a worldview at which he, alone, sits at the center.

They refuse to accept the truth. They were refused [= denied] admittance to the game.

Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language. The District Council made …

To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow: She was refused admittance. He refused treatment. b. To indicate unwillingness (to do something): refused to leave. 2. To decline to …

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

4 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.

Refuse, decline, reject, spurn all imply nonacceptance of something. To decline is milder and more courteous than to refuse, which is direct and often emphatic in expressing determination …

Derived forms: refusing, refuses, refused Type of: elude, escape, evaluate, hold on, judge, keep, pass judgment, react, reply, respond, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

To refuse is to decline, deny, reject, or resist. If a stranger offers you candy, you should politely refuse.