Operate and Refuse

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Operate

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.
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Refuse is an antonym for operate in perform topic.
Nearby Words: operation, operative, operator, operating, operated

Refuse

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

way operate way refuse way
weapons operate weapons refuse weapons

Both words in one sentence

  • Fan Fic / Intrepid This act serves to leave them both jaded with how the PRT and Protectorate operate and refuse to consider joining the Wards.
    Source: Fan Fic / Intrepid
  • Percussive Maintenance Similarly, in Devil May Cry 4, Nero finds that the controls for lowering a drawbridge refuse to operate.
    Source: Percussive Maintenance
  • After 15 year old Jimmy is kicked to death by local drug dealers, the resident witnesses refuse to co-operate with the police for fear of retaliation.
    Source: Film / Tower Block
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