verb🔗ShareTo decline (a request or demand)."My request for a pay rise was refused."actionattitudecommunicationdemandstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission."I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."attitudeactiondemandlawrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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"militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disown."After his arrest, the father was refusing to acknowledge his son. "familymoralattitudeactionsocietyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo melt again."The metal sculptor was careful not to overheat the bronze statue, fearing it would start refusing and lose its intricate details. "physicsmaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
