Definition of Refuse
Verb: refuse ref-yoos
- Show unwillingness towards
"he refused to join the group on a hike";
- decline
- Not accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality";
- reject, pass up, turn down, decline
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behaviour refuses explanation";
- defy, resist
- Not allow (someone) to have
"She refuses me every pleasure";
- deny
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body refused the liver of the donor";
- resist, reject
- Deny entrance or membership
"Black people were often refused by country clubs";
- reject, turn down, turn away
- Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- garbage, food waste, scraps
Anagrams containing the word refuse