All refuse antonyms
reΒ·fuse
R r verb refuse
- intermesh β any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- lay it on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- convoy β A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together.
- demised β death or decease.
- dovetail β a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- dunned β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- hand-pick β to pick by hand.
- indulge β to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- caroling β a song, especially of joy.
- outfit β an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- fractured β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- give up the ghost β the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- hold one's own β of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- entertain β Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
- leave out β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- make headway β forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
- dower β Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- give vent to β to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
- allegate β To make an allegation.
- exchange β Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- bedraggle β to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- carolling β a song, especially of joy.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- approbate β to accept as valid
- copped β to catch; nab.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- dramatise β to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- extend β Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
- follow the crowd β copy what others are doing
- housed β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- acclaim β If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- busying β actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- concussed β If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- formalize β to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- hand-picked β to pick by hand.
- elect β Choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
- duelling β a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- knuckles β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- act upon β anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- invest β to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- eyeballed β Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- dunning β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- hand-picking β to pick by hand.
- hawked β a noisy effort to clear the throat.
- helmed β Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
- baby β A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- acclimatize β When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- give voice to β If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud.