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refuse

  • adjective
  • rĕfʹyo͞os

Discarded, rejected.

Example sentences

  • “Do I have the right to refuse treatment?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “We have the right to refuse service to anyone.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “I refuse to answer that question.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle French "refusé".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “refuse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.