REFUSE

(noun) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
synonyms : food waste , garbage , scraps
"They collect househould refuse every week" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
synonyms : decline
"He refused to discuss the question" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) refuse to let have
"She denies me every pleasure", "he denies her her weekly allowance"
synonyms : deny
"They refused him a passport" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
synonyms : decline , pass up , reject , turn down
(verb) refuse entrance or membership
"They turned away hundreds of fans", "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
synonyms : reject , turn away , turn down
(verb) elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behavior defies explanation"
synonyms : defy , resist
(verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
synonyms : reject , resist

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