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refuse

نژندن

nežandan

Fr.: refuser

1) To decline to accept (something offered).
2) To decline to give (Dictionary.com).
See also: → refute, → reject, → repulse, → recoil.

M.E. refusen, from M.Fr. refuser, from L. refusus, p.pa. of refundere "to give back," from → re- "back" + fundere "to pour."

Verb from → refusal.

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