refuser

== English == === Etymology === From refuse + -er. === Noun === refuser (plural refusers) One who refuses. Synonym: refusenik Near-synonyms: recusant, defier, decliner, objector, protester, dissenter, iconoclast, maverick, nonconformist, rebel, renegade == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, a blend of Latin refūtāre and recūsāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.fy.ze/ === Verb === refuser to refuse Antonym: accepter ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Salon des Refusés ==== Related terms ==== refus ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: refize → Albanian: refuzoj → Romanian: refuza === Further reading === “refuser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *refūsāre. === Verb === refuser to refuse ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: refuser (see there for further descendants) Norman: r'fuser (Jersey) → English: refuse