refuse

/ri-ˈfyüz/

Middle English, from Anglo-French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refusare, perhaps blend of Latin refutare to refute and recusare to demur

verb

  1. to express oneself as unwilling to accept

  2. to show or express unwillingness to do or comply with

  3. to not allow someone to have or do (something) : deny

refuse a gift

decline refuse reject repudiate spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for.

noun

  1. the worthless or useless part of something : leavings

  2. trash, garbage

adjective

  1. thrown aside or left as worthless