Clean up and Refuse

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Clean up

Clean up verb - To make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff.
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Refuse is an antonym for clean up in topics: allow, earn, resolve, achieve, legalize.

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Clean up is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
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  • The Federation Sheppard went so far as to point this fact out, further stating that he and his team where just trying to clean up the mess that the Ancients blatantly refuse to take responsibility for.
    Source: The Federation
  • But Thou Must! The joke module Castle Grayhawk for AD&D encourages this; if the players refuse to accept the quest hook, the DM is instructed to close the screen and clean up the game materials, then stare at the players with a disapproving look until they get the point.
    Source: But Thou Must!
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