Definition of refuse

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  • refuse is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • refuse is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • refuse is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of refuse

  • refuse entrance or membership (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. reject
    2. turn away
    3. turn down
  • show unwillingness towards (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. decline
  • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. reject
    2. resist
  • refuse to accept (verb)

    Examples

    1. He refused my offer of hospitality

    Synonyms

    1. decline
    2. pass up
    3. reject
    4. turn down
  • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. food waste
    2. garbage
    3. scraps
  • elude, especially in a baffling way (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. defy
    2. resist
  • refuse to let have (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. deny

See definition of refuse in Merriam Webster