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refuse

/ɹəfˈjuːz/ruh-FYOOZ
/ɹəfˈjuz/ruh-FYOOZ

Meaningto refuse

Common meaning: to say no

Journey through time

  1. Latinrefutaresource
  2. Frenchrefusersource
  3. Middle Englishrefusensource
  4. Englishrefuse‘to say no’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin refutare ‘to refuse’.

Roots

Related words

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