Refuse
1. to decline to accept; reject
2.
a. to decline to do, give, or grant
b. to decline: with an infinitive object: to refuse to go
3.
a. to decline to accept or submit to (a command, etc.); decline to undergo
b. to decline to grant the request of (a person)
4. to stop short at (a fence, etc.), without jumping it: said of a horse
5. obsolete to renounce
6. anything thrown away or rejected as worthless or useless; waste; trash; rubbish
i am an invisible man. no, i am not a spook like those who haunted edgar allen poe; nor am i one of your hollywood-movie ectoplasms. i am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fibre and liquids, and i might even be said to possess a mind. i am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. when they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except me.
-ellison, ralph waldo
invisible man, prologue.
the vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.
-bainbridge, dame beryl margaret
in the guardian, 8 aug.
to decline an offer outright. does not apply to offers of motorbike rides.
she was asked to come on a motorbike ride and couldn’t refuse.
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