refuse
re-fuse / rĭ-fyo͞oz
verb 1. to decline to accept or allow If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and not communicate it, I would refuse the gift. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 4 BC – 65 AD 2. to deny, to fail to give something We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse. Anne Sophie Swetchine, 1782 – 1857 3. (archaic) to make a formal declaration refusing to recognize or obey or to give up; to renounce Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet. From “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616 refuse ref-use / rĕf-yo͞os noun 1. a general term for solid waste materials, also called garbage or trash The allegedly powerful Pentagon is simply a receptacle for wasteful expenditure, just as a city dump is the receptacle for the refuse of a city. Walter Karp. 1934 - 1989