Verb (refus) To decline (a request or demand). My request for a pay rise was refused . I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more. * Bible, Isa. i. 20 ; If ye refuse ye shall be devoured with the sword. * {{quote-news , year=2011 , date=September 27 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation, page= , passage=City were outclassed thereafter and ...