begs to be excused

Main Entry:	decline [dih-klahyn] Show IPA/dɪˈklaɪn/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	say no
Synonyms:	abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, beg to be excused, bypass, demur, deny, desist, disapprove, dismiss, don't buy, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, refrain, refuse, reject, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, send regrets, shy, spurn, turn down, turn thumbs down
Notes:	one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered
Antonyms:	accept, say yes

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