Lend and Refuse

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Lend

Lend verb - To give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned.
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Refuse is an antonym for lend in loan topic.
Nearby Words: Lent, lending, lender

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Synonyms for Refuse
Antonyms for Refuse
Lend is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
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Common collocations

help lend help refuse help
hand lend hand refuse hand
time lend time refuse time
money lend money refuse money
Other words: head, advice, option, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • The California branch (Fallout/Fallout 2) is dedicated to recovering Lost Technology from across the Scavenger World they live in, and they refuse to help anyone who is not part of their organization, even when it would not even hurt them to lend a hand.
    Source: Knight Templar / Video Games
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