Refuse
Refuse verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: she refused the award, citing the hard work of others who deserved the recognition more than she did
Support
Support verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side
How words are described
| legal | legal refuse | legal support |
| real | real refuse | real support |
| little | little refuse | little support |
| main | main refuse | main support |
| Other adjectives: official. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Princess and the Frog: While Naveen's parents are alive, they refuse to financially support him because of his partying and womanizing.
Source: Parental Abandonment / Film -
That assured that even those who vehemently support Assange would refuse to go see it, on the assumption that the film would make him look bad.
Source: Audience-Alienating Premise -
If any of them do not give their full support in the war, if any refuse to fight, they will be considered a collaborator and a traitor to Alera.
Source: Literature / Codex Alera
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