Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| human | human aid | human refuse |
| legal | legal aid | legal refuse |
| real | real aid | real refuse |
| little | little aid | little refuse |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Florence Nightingale Effect: Medic falls for Heart, though he doesn't seem like the type who would refuse her aid, and he is usually very open about his emotions.
Source: Series / Kamen Rider Drive -
Sometimes, people will absolutely refuse to use first aid to heal and will either be popping pills or just limp on and will only use first aid when the next knockdown is going to cause death.
Source: Too Awesome to Use - Also, the slavers are pissed and refuse to accept Thoth's aid, not knowing this was it's shtick.
Source: Stupid Neutral
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