verb
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to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown or cast off publicly.
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to refuse to accept or support.
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to deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.).
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to deny the truth of (a charge, etc.).
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to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt or obligation).
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to leave; to give up; to abandon.
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to refuse to give (something to).