refuse to give up
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refuse to give — index deny (refuse to grant) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refuse to give permission — index forbid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refuse — 01. Her boss was always asking her to work overtime, but she [refused] because she prefers to spend the time with her family. 02. He was fired from his job because of his [refusal] to work overtime. 03. Brendan Francis once said that people who… … Grammatical examples in English
Refuse — Re*fuse (r?*f?z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refused} ( f?zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refusing}.] [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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Give It Away — Single par Red Hot Chili Peppers extrait de l’album Blood Sugar Sex Magik Sortie 1991 Durée 4:43 Genre Funk rock Rap rock Format … Wikipédia en Français
refuse — [n] garbage debris, dregs, dross, dump, dust, hogwash*, junk, leavings, litter, muck, offal, rejectamenta*, remains, residue, rubbish, scraps, scum*, sediment, slop*, sweepings, swill, trash, waste, waste matter; concept 260 Ant. assets,… … New thesaurus
refuse — refuse1 [ri fyo͞oz′] vt. refused, refusing [ME refusen < OFr refuser < LL * refusare < L refusus, pp. of refundere: see REFUND1] 1. to decline to accept; reject 2. a) to decline to do, give, or grant … English World dictionary
give up — index abandon (relinquish), bestow, cede, demit, disclaim, discontinue (abandon), disown ( … Law dictionary
refuse — 1 /rI fju:z/ verb 1 (I) to say or show that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: I m sure if you ask her to help you, she won t refuse. | refuse to do sth: I refuse to take part in anything that s illegal. | flatly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
refuse — re|fuse1 W1S2 [rıˈfju:z] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back ] 1.) to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do ▪ She asked him to leave, but he refused. refuse to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
