Visual meaning of 'refuses'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of refuses: To decline (a request or demand).

verb

To decline (a request or demand).

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

attitude action

Visual illustration of refuses: To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

verb

To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."

attitude action demand right law moral state

Visual illustration of refuses: To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

verb

To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"

military war action position

Visual illustration of refuses: To disown.

verb

To disown.

"After the scandal, the company refuses to acknowledge any connection to its former CEO, effectively disowning him. "

family action moral

Visual illustration of refuses: To melt again.

verb

To melt again.

"The ice sculpture partially melts in the sun during the day, but refuses overnight when the temperature drops below freezing. "

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