refuse (v)
decline (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def show unwillingness towards
examples he declined to join the group on a hike
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 28 Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Outgoing links
Hypernym react, respond
Antonym refuse → accept
Hyponym reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down; contract out; regret; repudiate; disobey
Incoming links
Hyponym react, respond
Hypernym reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down; contract out; regret; repudiate; disobey
Antonym accept → refuse

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