refuse¹

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled refoosin

US /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ UK /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ See IPA manual

noun

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Homographs: refuse² /ɹɪˈfjuz/ — verb

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

noun
Waste material that is thrown away; rubbish.

The refuse is collected from the street every Tuesday.

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Synonyms

1 noun · waste material that is... garbage

Word family

Forms refusedrefusesrefusing

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Middle French refusé, past participle of refuser (“to refuse”). Displaced native Middle English wernen (“to refuse”) likely due to the similar sounding Middle English warnen

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Actions & Processes

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