All refuse antonyms
reΒ·fuse
R r verb refuse
- make sure β free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- believe β If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- formalised β Simple past tense and past participle of formalise.
- guesstimated β Simple past tense and past participle of guesstimate.
- enact β Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
- go dutch β of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- enforce β Compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- breed β A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
- condescend β If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
- determinates β having defined limits; definite.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- let be β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- lofted β a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- emblematize β Serve as a symbolic representation of (a quality or concept).
- burgled β simple past tense and past participle of burgle.
- cede β If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
- grapple β to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- level with β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- blow in β to arrive or enter suddenly
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- offer β to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- hint β an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- let bygones be bygones β past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
- measure out β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- concede β If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
- consider β If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- contribute β If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- fit out β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- form β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- authorize β If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- bear fruit β plant: produce fruit
- formalized β Simple past tense and past participle of formalize.
- check up β If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
- daresay β Dare say (in the sense of \"think something to be probable\").
- determinating β having defined limits; definite.
- go to β functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go.
- make the grade β a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- necessitate β to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- accord β An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- comped β a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
- wadding β a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
- help out β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- copping β the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.