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refuse

/ˈɹɛfjuːs/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To decline or reject an offer, request, or proposal.

    - "He refused to eat the last piece of cake."
    - "She refused to believe the rumors."
    - "The company refused the acquisition offer."
  • Noun

    Material that is rejected or discarded.

    - "The garbage man collected the refuse."
    - "The refuse pile was overflowing."
    - "Recycling programs help reduce the amount of refuse."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɹɛfjuːs/



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  2. /ɹɪˈfjuːz/



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  3. /ɹɪˈfjuːz/



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Synonyms

discards , garbage , rubbish , trash , decline , nill , reject , say no to , turn down , veto , withsake , withsay , forbear , say no
Rhymes
Words rhyming with refuse
refuse , muse , abuse , choose , lose , snooze , cruise , amuse , confuse , muse , infuse , accuse , accuse , dew , new , stew , brew , true , hue , view , queue , mew , you , do , glue , vue , cue , muse , shrew , drew , through , blew , grew , drew , threw , drew , drew , drew , drew , drew , drew
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Refuse (en) : To decline or reject an offer, request, or proposal.

  2. Refuse (en) : Material that is rejected or discarded.

  3. Refuse (fr) : To deny, reject.

  4. Refuse (fr) : To ask for, demand.

  5. Refusal (en) : The act of refusing or the state of being refused.

  6. Refusal (fr) : A refusal, a denial.

Variants
List of all variants of refuse that leads to same result
refuse , refused , refuser , refusers , refuses , refusing , too good to refuse
Forms
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Refused (past tense and past participle of refuse as a verb), Refusals (plural form of refuse as a noun), More refuse (comparative form of refuse as an adjective), Most refuse (superlative form of refuse as an adjective)

Etymology
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From Old French refuser, meaning 'to deny, reject'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'refuse' comes from the Old French word refuser, which means 'to deny, reject'.

  2. In the United States, the term 'refuse' is used in the context of a dead body that has not been claimed by the family for burial. This body is referred to as a 'corpse in refuse'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Rejection: The act of refusing or the state of being refused. Can be emotional or physical.

  2. Waste: Material that is no longer needed or wanted, often discarded or disposed of.

  3. Recycling: The process of converting waste materials into new products.

Culture
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In literature and art, refuse can symbolize rejection or discard, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' or in the painting 'The Gleaners' by Millet. Refuse can also be a subject of environmental and social issues, as in the Zero Waste movement and the fight against litter.

How to Memorize "refuse"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a hand turning down an offer or pushing away an unwanted object to remember the meaning of refuse as a verb. Imagine a pile of discarded materials to remember the meaning of refuse as a noun.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word refuse with the idea of rejection or discard to help remember its meaning.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Refuse, reject, and reject, the offer is incomplete' to help remember the meaning of refuse as a verb.

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