- refuse a suitor
- refuse a marriage proposal
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
refuse a suitor
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Refuse — Re*fuse (r?*f?z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refused} ( f?zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refusing}.] [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see {Refund} to repay), or. fr. L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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