refusar — meaning in English

English meaning

• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
• reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.

Senses

refusar is used for these senses in English:

• decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
• refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
• refuse (intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
• reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
• repel (transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
• turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.

decline — full definition

1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

refuse — full definition

1. verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
2. noun Waste material; rubbish or garbage.

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