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refuse to receive

VERB

refuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline ignore protest rebuff reject turn down withdraw withhold

STRONG

demur desist disaccord disallow disapprove dissent dodge evade nix regret repel reprobate repudiate shun spurn

WEAK

beg off brush off dispense with give thumbs down to hold back hold off hold out make excuses not budge not budget not buy not care to pass up send off send regrets set aside turn away turn deaf ear to turn from turn one's back on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve

STRONG

agree consent endorse face meet sanction

WEAK

OK grant offer

Example Sentences

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He also warned MPs it was not acceptable to refuse to receive communications by email or insist on only receiving electronic communications.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Morehouse research will also look at delays in receiving health care including why women wait or refuse to receive care.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2019

Should the Mexican Government finally refuse to receive you, then demand passports from the proper authority, and return to the United States.

From Peace with Mexico by Gallatin, Albert

But what if the lap refuse to receive the luckless engineer?”

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various

St Samson teaches, in Brittany, 17-19; the Curiosolites refuse to receive the teachings of St Malo, 342 Church.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

refuse to receive

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