An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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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.

Etymology (EN): M.E. refusen, from M.Fr. refuser, from L. refusus, p.pa. of refundere “to give back,” from → re- “back”

  • fundere “to pour.”

Etymology (PE): Verb from → refusal.