The difference between Refuse and Withsay
When used as verbs, refuse means to decline (a request or demand), whereas withsay means to speak against someone or something. to contradict or deny. to gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing). to forbid, to refuse to allow, give, or permit. to decline, to refuse to do or accept.
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 Withsay
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Refuse as an adjective:
Discarded, rejected.
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Refuse as a noun:
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
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Refuse as a verb (transitive):
To decline (a request or demand).
Examples:
"My request for a pay rise was refused."
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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."
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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"
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Refuse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To disown.
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Refuse as a noun (obsolete):
refusal
Examples:
"rfquotek Fairfax"
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Refuse as a verb:
To melt again.
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Withsay as a verb (archaic, or, obsolete, transitive):
To speak against someone or something. To contradict or deny. To gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing). To forbid, to refuse to allow, give, or permit. To decline, to refuse to do or accept.