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decline

verb [I or T] (REFUSE)
 
 
/dɪˈklaɪn/ formal

Definition

B2 to refuse: I invited him to the meeting but he declined. He declined my offer. [+ to infinitive] They declined to tell me how they had got my address.Refusing and rejecting
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