Refuse and Taboo

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Taboo and refuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taboo" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Taboo verb - Declare as sacred and forbidden.

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Refuse and taboo are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Taboo".

Nearby Words: tabooed, tabooing

Due to the fact in the Queen's Blade universe magic is seem as a taboo subject for everyone who is not an angel or a demon and the fact many of Lina's magic spells are too powerful, she's normally depowered or refuse to use her powers for the sake of balance.

Source: Fandom Specific Plot / Anime and Manga
Nuclear Weapons Taboo: In spite of being the villains, theh Dindrenzi refuse to use nuclear weapons, regarding them as dirty and crude.

Source: Tabletop Game / Firestorm Armada
Also, the Ottawa raiders that murdered the Cameron family (and probably others along the frontier), absolutely refuse to trespass into the burial ground where Hawkeye's party take refuge (this is due to a spiritual taboo about disturbing the dead).

Source: Film / The Last of the Mohicans aka: Last Of The Mohicans

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