Definition of "refused" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of refuse. (verb)

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• "The exchange was merry, till one girl, a tall newcomer, refused my card, —refused it peremptorily, with a glance."
• "Bobby Jindal, the offensive Republican governor of Louisiana just refused, yes * refused* to accept $90 billion in federal stimulus funds."
• "A Sony Music office in Mexico has been raided after the label refused to hand over the recordings of one of Latin America's biggest artists, Alejandro Fernández."