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1. Show unwillingness towards
   "he refused to join the group on a hike";
   - decline
    
2. Not accept as true
   "He refused to accept what she said";
   - reject, pass up, turn down, decline
    
3. Elude, especially in a baffling way
   "This behaviour refuses explanation";
   - defy, resist
    
4. Not allow (someone) to have
   "She refuses me every pleasure";
   - deny
    
5. Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   "His body refused the liver of the donor";
   - resist, reject
    
6. Deny entrance or membership
   "Black people were often refused by country clubs";
   - reject, turn down, turn away

1. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
   - garbage, food waste, scraps

Derived forms: refused, refusing, refuses

Type of: elude, escape, hold on, keep, react, reply, respond, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

Antonym: accept, allow

Encyclopedia: Refuse