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Refuses

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turn downverb(idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
rejectverb(transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
denyverb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
turn awayverb(transitive, figuratively) To refuse to admit someone or accept something.
resistverb(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
defyverb(transitive) To refuse to obey.
declineverb(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
pass upverb(idiomatic, transitive) To refuse (not accept); forgo.
garbageverb(transitive, chiefly US, Canada, obsolete) to eviscerate
food wastenounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
scrapsnounfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
abhorsverb(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
declinesverb(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
defiesverb(transitive) To refuse to obey.
denialnounA refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
deniedverb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
deniesverb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
disallowsverbTo refuse to allow.
disapprovesverbTo have or express an unfavorable opinion.
dismissesverb(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

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