refuser — meaning in English

English meaning

• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• deny verb To state that something is not true.
• forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
• rebuff noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
• refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.

Senses

refuser is used for these senses in English:

• decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
• decline (American football, Canadian football) To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
• deny To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
• forbear (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
• rebuff (transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
• 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.

deny — full definition

1. verb To state that something is not true.
2. verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.

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