refuse

re·fuse ¹

 (rĭ-fyo͞oz′)

v. re·fused, re·fus·ing, re·fus·es

v.tr.

1.

a. 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 jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse.

v.intr.

To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.

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[Middle English refusen, from Old French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, probably blend of Latin recūsāre, to refuse; see recuse, and Latin refūtāre, refute; see refute.]

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re·fus′er n.

Synonyms: refuse¹, decline, reject, spurn, rebuff
These verbs mean to be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive someone or something. Refuse implies determination and often brusqueness: "The commander ... refused to discuss questions of right" (George Bancroft)."I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" (Mario Puzo).
To decline is to refuse politely: "I declined election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters ... and now I must decline the Pulitzer Prize" (Sinclair Lewis).
Reject suggests the discarding of someone or something as defective or useless; it implies categoric refusal: "He again offered himself for enlistment and was again rejected" (Arthur S.M. Hutchinson).
To spurn is to reject scornfully or contemptuously: "The more she spurns my love, / The more it grows" (Shakespeare).
Rebuff pertains to blunt or disdainful rejection: "He had ... gone too far in his advances, and had been rebuffed" (Robert Louis Stevenson).

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ref·use ²

 (rĕf′yo͞os)

n.

Items or material discarded or rejected as useless or worthless; trash or rubbish.

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[Middle English, from Old French refus, rejection, refuse, from refuser, to refuse; see refuse¹.]

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refuse

(rɪˈfjuːz)

vb

1. (tr) to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse a present; to refuse promotion.

2. to decline to give or grant (something) to (a person, organization, etc)

3. (when tr, takes an infinitive) to express determination not (to do something); decline: he refuses to talk about it.

4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) to be unwilling to take (a jump), as by swerving or stopping

5. (tr) (of a woman) to declare one's unwillingness to accept (a suitor) as a husband

[C14: from Old French refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back; see refund]

reˈfusable adj

reˈfuser n

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refuse

(ˈrɛfjuːs)

n

a. anything thrown away; waste; rubbish

b. (as modifier): a refuse collection.

[C15: from Old French refuser to refuse¹]

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re•fuse¹

(rɪˈfyuz)

v. -fused, -fus•ing. v.t.

1. to decline to accept (something offered).

2. to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.).

3. to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss an issue.

4. to decline to submit to.

5. to decline to accept (a suitor) in marriage.

6. (of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier).

7. Obs. to renounce.

v.i.

8. to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French refuser, Old French < Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, perhaps b. Latin recūsāre to demur (see recusant) and refūtāre to refute]

re•fus′a•ble, adj.

re•fus′er, n.

syn: refuse, reject, spurn, decline imply nonacceptance of something. refuse is direct and emphatic in expressing a determination not to accept what is offered or proposed: to refuse an offer of help. reject is even more forceful and definite: to reject an author's manuscript. To spurn is to reject with scorn: to spurn a bribe. decline is a milder and more courteous term: to decline an invitation.

ref•use²

(ˈrɛf yus)

n.

1. something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.

adj.

2. rejected as worthless; discarded.

[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French; Old French refus denial, rejection]

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refuse

Refuse can be a verb or a noun. When it is a verb, it is pronounced (/rɪfjuːz/). When it is a noun, it is pronounced (/refjuːs/).

1. used as a verb

If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it.

He refused to accept their advice.

Three employees were dismissed for refusing to join a union.

2. 'reject'

If you do not agree with an idea or belief, you do not say that you 'refuse' it. You say that you reject it.

Some people reject the idea of a mixed economy.

It was hard for me to reject my family's religious beliefs.

3. used as a noun

Refuse is a noun used to refer to things that you throw away.

...a dump for refuse.

This department is also responsible for refuse collection.

Several other words are used to refer to things that are thrown away.

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refuse

Past participle: refused
Gerund: refusing

Imperative

refuse

refuse

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	refuse - food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) food waste, garbage, scraps waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
Verb	1.	refuse - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" decline react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" contract out - refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use regret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party" repudiate - refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
	2.	refuse - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" pass up, turn down, decline, reject freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" dishonor, dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" bounce - refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check" accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
	3.	refuse - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" resist, defy beggar - be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
	4.	refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" deny keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
	5.	refuse - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" reject, resist react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
	6.	refuse - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" turn down, turn away, reject freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

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refuse

¹

verb

1. decline, reject, turn down, scorn, spurn, say no to, repudiate I could hardly refuse his invitation.

2. deny, decline, withhold, not grant, discountenance She was refused access to her children.
deny give, allow, agree, accept, approve, permit, consent

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refuse

²

noun rubbish, waste, sweepings, junk (informal), litter, garbage, trash, sediment, scum, dross, dregs, leavings, dreck (slang, chiefly U.S.), offscourings, lees a weekly collection of refuse

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refuse

verb

1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive:

decline, dismiss, reject, spurn, turn down.

Slang: nix.

Idiom: turn thumbs down on.

2. To be unwilling to grant:

deny, disallow, turn down, withhold.

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Translations

حُثَالَةقُمامَه، زُبالَهيَرْفُضيَرْفُضُيَرْفُض إعْطاء الإذِن

odmítnoutodpadkysmetínepovolitnepřijmout

affaldafslåforbydenægteskrald

AbfallablehnenabschlagenMüllrefüsieren

αρνούμαιαπόρριμμααπορρίμματα

rechazarnegarbasurarehusardenegar

jätekieltääkieltäytyä

refuserorduresabjurerrefuser derejeter

odbitiotpad

megtagadvisszautasít

hafnaneitaneita umrusl

rifiutarerifiutorifiutarsirifiutiscarto

ごみ拒否する

거절하다쓰레기

recusare

atkritumiatliekasatteiktatteiktiesnedot piekrišanu

weigerenafval

avfallnektevegre seg

odmówićodpady

lixorecusar

отказыватьотказыватьсяотнекиватьсяотходотходы

nepovoliťneprijať

odklonitiodpadkizavrniti

vägrasopor

ขยะปฏิเสธ

reddetmekçöpkabul etmemekreddetme

ráctừ chối

废物拒绝拒受拒给垃圾

refuse

¹ [rɪˈfjuːz]

A. VT

1. (= decline) [+ offer, chance] → rechazar, rehusar; [+ applicant] → rechazar
it was an offer he couldn't refuse → era una oferta que no podía rechazar or rehusar
the patient has the right to refuse treatment → el paciente tiene derecho a negarse a someterse a tratamiento
he was devastated when she refused him → estaba desolado cuando ella lo rechazó
she refused their invitation to stay to dinner → rechazó or no aceptó su invitación para quedarse a cenar
he never refuses a drink → nunca dice que no a una copa
to refuse to do sth [person] → negarse a hacer algo
he refused to comment after the trial → se negó a or rehusó hacer comentarios después del juicio
my legs refused to function → mis piernas se negaban a funcionar

2. (= not grant) [+ request, permission] (gen) → negar; (officially) → denegar
the police refused permission for the march → la policía denegó el permiso or les negó el permiso para hacer la marcha
to refuse sb sth (gen) → negar algo a algn; (officially) → denegar algo a algn
they were refused permission to leave → les negaron autorización para salir
I was refused entry to Malawi → me denegaron la entrada a Malaui
they can refuse her nothing → no le pueden negar nada

B. VI

1. [person] → negarse
I don't see how I can refuse → no veo cómo puedo negarme

2. [horse] → plantarse

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refuse

² [ˈrefjuːs]

A. N

1. (= rubbish) → basura f, desperdicios mpl
garden refuse → desperdicios mpl del jardín
household refuse → basura f doméstica, residuos mpl domésticos

2. (= industrial waste) → desechos mpl, residuos mpl

B. CPD refuse bin N → cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura
refuse chute N → rampa f de desperdicios, rampa f de la basura
refuse collection N → recogida f de basura
refuse collector N → basurero m
refuse disposal N → eliminación f de basuras
refuse disposal unit N → triturador m de basura
refuse dump N = refuse tip refuse lorry N → camión m de la basura
refuse tip N → vertedero m, basural m (LAm)

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refuse

[rɪˈfjuːz]

vt [+ offer, gift, payment] → refuser
to refuse treatment [patient] → refuser le traitement
to refuse permission for sth → refuser d'autoriser qch
to refuse sb sth → refuser qch à qn

vi → refuser
to refuse to do sth → refuser de faire qch

[ˈrɛfjuːs] n (= rubbish) → ordures fplrefuse bin [ˈrɛfjuːsbɪn] n → poubelle frefuse chute [ˈrɛfjuːsʃuːt] n (in building) → vide-ordures m invrefuse collection [ˈrɛfjuːskəlɛkʃ^ən] n → ramassage m des orduresrefuse collector [ˈrɛfjuːskəlɛktə^r] n → éboueur/euse m/frefuse disposal [ˌrɛfjuːsdɪˈspəʊz^əl] n → traitement m des orduresrefuse dump [ˈrɛfjuːsdʌmp] n → décharge f (publique)refuse lorry [ˈrɛfjuːslɒri] (British) refuse truck [ˈrɛfjuːstrʌk] (US) n → benne f à ordures

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refuse

in cpds → Müll-;

refuse bin

n → Mülleimer m

refuse chute

n → Müllschlucker m

refuse collection

n → Müllabfuhr f

refuse collector

n → Müllwerker(in) m(f), → Müllmann m (inf)

refuse destructor

n → Müllvernichtungsanlage f

refuse disposal

n → Müllbeseitigung f

refuse disposal service

n → Müllabfuhr f

refuse disposal unit

n → Müllzerkleinerer m

refuse dump

n → Müllabladeplatz m

refuse lorry

n → Müllwagen m

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refuse

¹

vt candidate, proposal, offer → ablehnen; invitation also → absagen; (stronger) → abweisen, zurückweisen; visa, permit, permission, payment → verweigern; to refuse to do something → sich weigern, etw zu tun, etw nicht tun wollen; I refuse to believe it → ich weigere mich, das zu glauben, ich glaube das einfach nicht; I refuse to be blackmailed → ich lasse mich nicht erpressen; to be refused something → etw nicht bekommen; he was refused entry into Germany → ihm wurde die Einreise nach Deutschland verweigert; he was refused a visa → ihm wurde das Visum verweigert; they were refused permission (to leave) → es wurde ihnen nicht gestattet (wegzugehen); he refused food → er verweigerte die Nahrungsaufnahme; he/his request was refused → er/seine Bitte wurde abgelehnt; she refused him → sie wies ihn ab or zurück; the horse refused the fence → das Pferd hat am Hindernis verweigert

vi → ablehnen; (to do sth) → sich weigern

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refuse

²

n → Müll m; (= food waste) → Abfall m; household refuse → Haus(halts)müll m; garden refuse → Gartenabfälle pl

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refuse

¹ [rɪˈfjuːz]

1. vt (all senses) → rifiutare
to refuse sb sth → rifiutare qc a qn
to refuse to do sth → rifiutare or rifiutarsi di fare qc

2. vi → rifiutarsi; (horse) → rifiutare (l'ostacolo)

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refuse

² [ˈrɛfjuːs] n → rifiuti mpl
garden refuse → rifiuti del giardino

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refuse¹

(rəˈfjuːz) verb

1. not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do. He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused. weier يَرْفُض отказвам recusar odmítnout sich weigern nægte αρνούμαιnegarse keelduma امتناع کردن kieltäytyä refuser de לְסַרֵב अस्वीकार करना odbiti, reći ne megtagad tak mau neita rifiutare 拒絶する (요구 등을) 거부하다 atsisakyti, nesutikti atteikties menolak weigerennekte, avviseodmówić ردول، نه منل، انكاركول recusar a refuza (să) отказываться odmietnuť odkloniti odbiti vägra ปฏิเสธ reddetmek 拒絕 відмовляти انکار کرنا từ chối 拒绝

2. not to accept. He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money. afwys, van die hand wys يَرْفُض، لا يَقْبَل отхвърлям recusar nepřijmout ablehnen afslå απορρίπτω, αποποιούμαιrechazar keelduma نپذیرفتن torjua refuser לְסַרֵב स्वीकार न करना odbiti, ne prihvatiti visszautasít menolak hafna rifiutare 拒む (제의 등을) 단호히 거절하다 atmesti, atsisakyti atteikt; atteikties; noraidīt enggan weigerenavslå, vegre segodrzucić نه منل recusar a refuza отвергать neprijať odkloniti odbiti tacka nej till, avböja ไม่ยอมรับ kabul etmemek 不接受 відмовлятися نامنظور کرنا khước từ 拒受

3. not to give (permission etc). I was refused admittance to the meeting. weier يَرْفُض إعْطاء الإذِن отказвам recusar nepovolit verweigern nægte; forbyde αρνούμαι, δεν εγκρίνω negar a algo a alguien keelama رد کردن evätä refuser לְסַרֵב नामंजूर करना uskratiti, ne odobriti nem ad meg, nem enged be tidak mengizinkan neita um rifiutare 断わる 퇴짜 놓다 atsakyti atteikt; nedot piekrišanu larang weigerennekte wzbraniać ردول recusar a refuza отказывать nepovoliť zavrniti odbiti vägra, neka ไม่อนุญาต reddetmek 拒給 відмовляти اجازت نہ دینا không cho phép 拒给

reˈfusal noun

I was surprised at his refusal to help me; When we sent out the wedding invitations, we had several refusals. afwysings, bedankings رَفْض отказ recusa odmítnutí; nepřijetí die Weigerung vægring; afbud άρνησηnegativa, denegación keeldumine رد؛ امتنع؛ عدم پذیرش kieltäytyminen refusסירוב इनकार, अस्वीकृति odbijanje el-, visszautasítás penolakan synjun, neitun rifiuto 拒否 거절 atsisakymas, nesutikimas, atmetimas atteikums; noraidījums keengganan weigeringavslagodmowa, odpowiedź odmowna ردونه، نه مننه، انكاركونه recusa refuz отказ odmietnutie odklonitev odbijanje vägran คำปฏิเสธ red, kabul etmeme 拒絕 відмова انکار lời từ chối 拒绝

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refuse²

(ˈrefjuːs) noun

rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen. rommel, vullis قُمامَه، زُبالَه отпадъци refugo smetí; odpadky der Abfall affald; skrald απορρίμματα, σκουπίδιαbasura, desperdicios prügi آشغال؛ زباله؛ زائد roskat orduresאשפה तलछट otpaci, smeće hulladék sampah rusl spazzatura, rifiuti* くず 쓰레기 atliekos, šiukšlės atkritumi; atliekas sampah, sisa bahan dapur vuilnisavfall, søppelodpadki زياتى مواد، بيكاره شيان، چټلى lixo gunoi мусор smeti, odpad(ky) odpadki smeće sopor ขยะ çöp 廢棄物，垃圾 рештки, залишки فضول شے đồ thừa 废物，垃圾

refuse collector, refuse collection vehicle

a person who collects, a vehicle for collecting, rubbish. vullisverwyderaar جامِع القُمامَه боклукчийска кола homem/caminhão/coletor de lixo metař; odpadkový vůz der Müllmann, -wagen renovationsvogn; renovationsarbejder σκουπιδιάρης, σκουπιδιάρικοbasurero prügikoguja, prügiauto زباله جمع کن؛ رفتگر؛ ماشین جمع آوری زباله jäteauto éboueur/-euse; camion à ordures אוֹסֵף אַשפָּה कचरा जमा करने वाला smetlar, smetlarski kamion szemetes, kuka tukang sampah sorphreinsunarmaður netturbino, spazzino ごみ収集人 청소부, 청소차 šiukšlių vežiotojas, šiukšliavežis atkritumu savācējs pengangkut sampah vuilnisman, vuilnisauto søppelkjører/-bil śmieciarz, samochód-śmieciarka د زباله و راټولول homem/camião do lixo gunoi; maşină de gunoi мусоросборщик zametač; smetiarske auto smetar(sko vozilo) đubretarski kamion sopkörare, sopbil คนเก็บขยะ çöp kamyonu 清潔隊員，垃圾車 автомобіль для збору сміття کباڑی người nhặt rác 清洁队员扫垃圾的，垃圾车

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refuse

→ حُثَالَة, يَرْفُضُ odmítnout, odpadky affald, afslå Abfall, ablehnen απορρίμματα, αρνούμαι rechazar, rechazo jäte, kieltäytyä ordures, refuser odbiti, otpad rifiutare, rifiuto ごみ, 拒否する 거절하다, 쓰레기 afval, weigeren avfall, nekte odmówić, odpady lixo, recusar отказывать, отходы sopor, vägra ขยะ, ปฏิเสธ reddetme, reddetmek rác, từ chối 废物, 拒绝

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refuse

n. desecho, basura; desperdicios;

v. rehusar, rechazar, denegar;

___ the hospital food → ___ la comida del hospital;

___ to take the medication → rehusar tomar la medicina.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

refuse

vt rechazar; to refuse a transfusion..rechazar una transfusión

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