Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - refuse
Refuse
refuse
1. v. 1 tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders). 2 tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) indicate unwillingness (I refuse to go; the car refuses to start; I refuse!). 3 tr. (often with double object) not grant (a request) made by (a person) (refused me a day off; I could not refuse them). 4 tr. (also absol.) (of a horse) be unwilling to jump (a fence etc.). Derivatives refusable adj. refuser n. Etymology: ME f. OF refuser prob. ult. f. L recusare (see RECUSANT) after refutare REFUTE 2. n. items rejected as worthless; waste. Etymology: ME, perh. f. OF refus{eacute} past part. (as REFUSE)
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I. verb (~d; refusing) see: recuse Date: 14th century transitive verb to express oneself as unwilling to accept , 2. to show or express unwillingness to do or comply with , deny , give up, renounce , to decline to jump or leap over, intransitive verb to withhold acceptance, compliance, or permission, see: decline ~r noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from ~r Date: 14th century the worthless or useless part of something ; leavings, trash, garbage, III. adjective Date: 15th century thrown aside or left as worthless ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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