English-Thai Dictionary

refuse

N ขยะ  ของเสีย  garbage rubbish trash ka-ya

 

refuse

VT ปฏิเสธ  ไม่ยอมรับ  deny decline reject pa-ti-sed

 

refuse to

PHRV ไม่ อนุญาต ให้  ไม่ยอมรับ  deny to mai-ar-nu-yad-hai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REFUSE

v.t.s as z. [L. recuso; re and the root of causor, to accuse; causa, cause. The primary sense of causor is to drive, to throw or thrust at, and recuso is to drive back, to repel or repulse, the sense of refuse. ] 1. To deny a request, demand, invitation or command; to decline to do or grant what is solicited, claimed or commanded.
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border. Numbers 2 :21.
2. To decline to accept what is offered; as, to refuse an office; to refuse an offer.
If they refuse to take the cup at thy hand - Jeremiah 25:28.
3. To reject; as, to refuse instruction or reproof. Proverbs 1 :17.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head of the corner. Psalm 118:22.
[Note - Refuse expenses rejection more strongly than decline. ]

 

REFUSE

v.i.s as z. To decline to accept; not to comply. Too proud to ask, to humble too refuse.

 

REFUSE

a. Literally, refused; rejected; hence, worthless; of no value; left as unworthy of reception; as the refuse parts of stone or timber.
Please to bestow on him the refuse letters.

 

REFUSE

n.That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste matter.

 

REFUSE

n.Refusal. Obs.

 

REFUSED

pp. Denied; rejected; not accepted.

 

REFUSER

n.One that refuses or rejects.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REFUSE

Re *fuse " (r *fz "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refused (-fzd "); p. pr. & vb. n. Refusing. ] Etym: [F. refuser, either from (assumed ) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay ), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse ), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute. ]

 

1. To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant. That never yet refused your hest. Chaucer.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank ), out of the regular aligment when troops aras, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks.

 

3. To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor. The cunning workman never doth refuse The meanest tool that he may chance to use. Herbert.

 

4. To disown. [Obs. ] "Refuse thy name. " Shak.

 

REFUSE

REFUSE Re *fuse ", v. i.

 

Defn: To deny compliance; not to comply. Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse. Garth. If ye refuse. .. ye shall be devoured with the sword. Isa. i. 2 .

 

REFUSE

REFUSE Re *fuse ", n.

 

Defn: Refusal. [Obs. ] Fairfax.

 

REFUSE

Ref `use (rf "s;277 ), n. Etym: [F. refus refusal, also, that which is refused. See Refuse to deny. ]

 

Defn: That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.

 

Syn. -- Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.

 

REFUSE

REFUSE Ref "use, a.

 

Defn: Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless. Everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 1. Sam. xv. 9.

 

REFUSER

REFUSER Re *fus "er (r *fz "r ), n.

 

Defn: One who refuses or rejects.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

refuse

ref use 1 |riˈfyo͞oz rəˈfjuz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] indicate or show that one is not willing to do something: I refused to answer | he was severely beaten when he refused. • [ with obj. ] indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested ): she refused a cigarette | [ with two objs. ] : the old lady was refused admission to four hospitals. • informal (of a thing ) fail to perform a required action: the car refused to start. • [ with obj. ] decline to accept an offer of marriage from (someone ): he's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him. • [ with obj. ] (of a horse ) stop short or run alongside (a fence or other obstacle ) instead of jumping it. DERIVATIVES re fus er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French refuser, probably an alteration of Latin recusare ‘to refuse, ’ influenced by refutare ‘refute. ’

 

refuse

ref use 2 |ˈrefˌyo͞os, -ˌyo͞oz ˈrefjuːs | ▶noun matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; trash: heaps of refuse | refuse collection. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from Old French refusé ‘refused, ’ past participle of refuser (see refuse 1 ).

 

refusenik

re fuse nik |riˈfyo͞oznik rəˈfjuznɪk | ▶noun 1 a person in the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate, in particular, a Jew forbidden to emigrate to Israel. 2 a person who refuses to follow orders or obey the law, esp. as a protest. ORIGIN 1970s: from refuse 1 + -nik .

 

Oxford Dictionary

refuse

refuse 1 |rɪˈfjuːz | ▶verb [ no obj., with infinitive ] indicate or show that one is not willing to do something: I refused to answer | [ no obj. ] : he was severely beaten when he refused. • [ with obj. ] indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested ): she refused a cigarette | [ with two objs ] : the old lady was refused admission to four hospitals. • informal (of a thing ) fail to perform a required action: the car refused to start. • [ with obj. ] dated decline to accept an offer of marriage from (someone ): he's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him. • [ with obj. ] (of a horse ) stop short or run aside at (a fence or other obstacle ) instead of jumping it. DERIVATIVES refuser noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French refuser, probably an alteration of Latin recusare ‘to refuse ’, influenced by refutare ‘refute ’.

 

refuse

refuse 2 |ˈrɛfjuːs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; rubbish: heaps of refuse | [ as modifier ] : refuse collection. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from Old French refusé ‘refused ’, past participle of refuser (see refuse 1 ).

 

refusenik

refusenik |rɪˈfjuːznɪk | ▶noun 1 a Jew in the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate to Israel. 2 a person who refuses to follow orders or obey the law, especially as a protest. ORIGIN 1970s: from refuse 1 + -nik .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

refuse

refuse 1 verb 1 he refused their invitation: decline, turn down, say no to; reject, spurn, rebuff, dismiss; send one's regrets; informal pass up. ANTONYMS accept. 2 the city refused planning permission: withhold, deny, refuse to grant; informal give thumbs down to. ANTONYMS grant.

 

refuse

refuse 2 noun piles of refuse: garbage, trash, waste, debris, litter, detritus, dross; dregs, leftovers; informal junk.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

refuse (stress on the second syllable)

refuse 1 |(stress on the second syllable )| verb 1 he refused their invitation to lunch: decline, turn down, say no to; reject, spurn, scorn, rebuff, disdain, repudiate, dismiss, repulse; shake one's head, send one's regrets; baulk at, demur at, protest at, jib at, draw the line at; informal pass up; Brit. informal knock back. ANTONYMS accept. 2 the Council refused planning permission: withhold, not grant, disapprove, deny, discountenance; informal give the thumbs down to. ANTONYMS grant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD refuse, decline, reject, spurn These words all share the basic meaning of saying ‘no ’ to something, but they can also convey how or why it was said. ■ Refuse is the most neutral word for simply saying ‘no ’ to a request, suggestion, or offer (I refused to answer their questions | he must refuse any food offered him ). Refuse is the only one of these words that can have two objects (the USA had refused him an entry visa ). ■ To decline something is to refuse it politely and rather formally (I am sorry to have to decline your offer ). Decline and refuse are the only two of these words that can followed by an infinitive (he declined to speculate about a cancer cure ). ■ Reject suggests that what is on offer is felt to be not good enough (an article which her editor had rejected ). It is also used, especially in official contexts, when a request is not granted (the coroner rejected a request to submit a technical report ). Reject is also used of the body's immune system response to a transplanted organ. ■ Spurn suggests disdain or contempt (the opposition spurned an invitation to participate in a coalition government | she cut herself off from us and spurned our forgiveness ), although nowadays journalists often use it in a weaker sense (pensions managers may spurn equities ). Both spurn and reject are also used of refusing affection to someone who used to be or might be expected to be the object of it (a spurned lover | he was reared on the bottle, having been completely rejected by his mother ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

refuse (stress on the first syllable)

refuse 2 |(stress on the first syllable )| noun dogs nosed around in piles of refuse: rubbish, waste, debris, litter, garbage, discarded matter, detritus, dross, landfill, scrap, rubble, slag, spoilage, sullage, sewage, slop; dregs, lees, leavings, leftovers, sweepings; N. Amer. trash; Austral. /NZ mullock; informal dreck, junk; Brit. informal gash; Archaeology debitage; rare draff, raffle, raff.

 

French Dictionary

refuser

refuser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Ne pas accepter. : Le théâtre a refusé des spectateurs. Ces candidats ont été refusés. SYNONYME écarter ; exclure . Note Syntaxique À la forme transitive et suivi d ’un infinitif, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de. Martine refuse de rester après l ’école. verbe pronominal Ne pas consentir. : Elles se sont refusées à signer. Les congés qu ’elles se sont refusés. Note Syntaxique À la forme pronominale et suivi d ’un infinitif, le verbe se construit avec la préposition à. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les vacances qu ’ils se sont refusées. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils se sont refusé des moments de détente. S ’il n ’y a pas de complément direct, le participe passé s ’accorde avec le sujet du verbe. Ils se sont refusés à tout compromis. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

refuse

re fuse 1 /rɪfjúːz / (! -seは /z /) 〖語源は 「縁を切る 」〗(名 )refusal 動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; refusing 他動詞 1 〖refuse to do 〗〈人が 〉…するのを断る, 〈人 物が 〉 (どうしても )…しようとしない ▸ refuse to give up hope 望みを捨てようとしない ▸ flatly refuse to sign the contract 契約書への署名を断固拒否する .2 〈人が 〉〈招待 申し出 申請など 〉を断る , 辞退する , 拒否する (↔accept ); 〈人が 〉〈人 〉を拒む ; …の求婚を断る (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(b ))▸ the right to refuse admission 入場を断る権利 .類義 refuseとreject, decline, turn down refuse は招待 申し出や, 時に求婚など相手の望む事を断ること. reject はrefuseより拒絶の程度が強く, 提案などを断る場合はrefuseではなくrejectを用いる. decline は招待 提案などを丁寧に断る 辞退すること. turn down はrejectよりくだけた表現で, 申し出 提案などを断ること (→成句 turn A down ).3 〖refuse A B /B to A 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈(入場 )許可など 〉を与える [認める ]のを拒む (!前者はBに, 後者はto Aに意味上の重点が置かれる ) ▸ They refused me an entry visa .彼らは私に入国ビザを発給するのを拒んだ .4 〈馬が 〉〈障害物 〉を飛び越そうとしない .自動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (依頼されたことを )拒絶する , 断る .2 〈人が 〉 (勧められた物 事を )断る , 辞退する .

 

refuse

ref use 2 /réfjuːs / (! -seは /s /) 名詞 U ｟かたく ｠廃棄物, ごみ, くず (→garbage 類義 ); 〖形容詞的に 〗廃棄物の, ごみの ▸ a refuse collector ごみ収集人 ▸ a refuse dump ごみ捨て場 .