The difference between Refuse and Withsake

When used as verbs, refuse means to decline (a request or demand), whereas withsake means to forsake.

Refuse is also noun with the meaning: collectively, items or material that have been discarded.

Refuse is also adjective with the meaning: discarded, rejected.

check bellow for the other definitions of Refuse and Withsake

Refuse as a noun:

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

Refuse as a verb (transitive):

To decline (a request or demand).

Examples:

"My request for a pay rise was refused."
Refuse as a verb (intransitive):

To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

Examples:

"I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more."

"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."
Refuse as a verb (military):

To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

Examples:

"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"
Refuse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

To disown.

Withsake as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To forsake; abandon; renounce; deny; refuse.