refused
v.v. to say no when someone asks you to do something or offers you something. You use this when you are firm about not accepting an invitation or a request.
v. to decline to accept, give, or do something. Transitive when followed by a direct object or an infinitive clause; intransitive when used to indicate a general act of denial.
She refused the job offer because the salary was too low.
The witness refused to answer any further questions without a lawyer present in the room.
Despite the diplomatic pressure from neighboring nations, the government refused to sign the treaty, citing concerns over national sovereignty and economic independence.
Commonly followed by a 'to' + infinitive construction or a direct noun object.
He refused from going to the partyHe refused to go to the partyRefuse is followed by a 'to' infinitive, not the preposition 'from' with a gerund.