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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Refuse \Ref`use\ (r?f"?s;277), n. [F. refus refusal, also, that
     which is refused. See Refuse to deny.]
     That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or
     worthless matter.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Refuse \Ref"use\, a.
     Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of
     no value; worthless.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Everything that was vile and refuse, that they
           destroyed utterly.                       --1. Sam. xv.
                                                    9.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Refuse \Re*fuse"\ (r?*f?z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refused
     (-f?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refusing.] [F. refuser, either
     from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L.
     refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to
     repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse,
     Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel,
     refute. Cf. Refute.]
     1. To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to
        decline to do or grant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That never yet refused your hest.     --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mil.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the
        center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment
        when troops ar? about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse
        the right wing while the left wing attacks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or
        petition of; as, to refuse a suitor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The cunning workman never doth refuse
              The meanest tool that he may chance to use.
                                                    --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To disown. [Obs.] ``Refuse thy name.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Refuse \Re*fuse"\, v. i.
     To deny compliance; not to comply.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse.  --Garth.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           If ye refuse . . . ye shall be devoured with the sword.
                                                    --Isa. i. 20.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Refuse \Re*fuse"\, n.
     Refusal. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Refuse \Re*fuse"\ (r?*f?z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refused
     (-f?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refusing.] [F. refuser, either
     from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L.
     refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to
     repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse,
     Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel,
     refute. Cf. Refute.]
     1. To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to
        decline to do or grant.
  
              That never yet refused your hest.     --Chaucer.
  
     2. (Mil.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the
        center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment
        when troops ar? about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse
        the right wing while the left wing attacks.
  
     3. To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or
        petition of; as, to refuse a suitor.
  
              The cunning workman never doth refuse The meanest
              tool that he may chance to use.       --Herbert.
  
     4. To disown. [Obs.] ``Refuse thy name.'' --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Refuse \Re*fuse"\, v. i.
     To deny compliance; not to comply.
  
           Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse.  --Garth.
  
           If ye refuse . . . ye shall be devoured with the sword.
                                                    --Isa. i. 20.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Refuse \Re*fuse"\, n.
     Refusal. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Refuse \Ref`use\ (r?f"?s;277), n. [F. refus refusal, also, that
     which is refused. See Refuse to deny.]
     That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or
     worthless matter.
  
     Syn: Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Refuse \Ref"use\, a.
     Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of
     no value; worthless.
  
           Everything that was vile and refuse, that they
           destroyed utterly.                       --1. Sam. xv.
                                                    9.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  refuse
       n : food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: garbage,
           food waste, scraps]
       v 1: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group
            on a hike" [syn: decline] [ant: accept]
       2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
           reject, pass up, turn down, decline] [ant: accept]
       3: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies
          explanation" [syn: defy, resist] [ant: lend oneself]
       4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he
          denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny] [ant: allow]
       5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign
          tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the
          donor" [syn: resist, reject]
       6: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
          fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
          [syn: reject, turn down, turn away] [ant: admit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     Αγγλικά n.
     τα σκουπίδι, τα απόρριμμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αρνούμαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  re-fuse
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fit with another fuse.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr refuser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la refūsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  re-fuse
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fit with another fuse.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     a.
     discarded, rejected.
     n.
     Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish,
  garbage.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) refusal
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to
  withhold permission.
     3 (lb en military) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the
  centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops
  are about to engage the enemy.
     4 (lb en obsolete transitive) To disown.
     vb.
     To melt again.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  re-fuse
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fit with another fuse.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr refuser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la refūsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  re-fuse
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fit with another fuse.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr refuser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la refūsus  voc m s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 r efus e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refuse
     Engelska vb.
     vägra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  refuse /ɹɪfjˈuːz/
  1. afval
  2. afwys, bedank, weier

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Refuse /ɹɪfjˈuːz/
  القمامة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  refuse //ˈɹɛfjuːs// 
  отпадъци
  items or material that have been discarded

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  refuse //ɹɪˈfjuːz// 
  1. отказвам се
  (intransitive) decline a request or demand
  2. отка́звам
  (transitive) decline (request, demand)