verb
1.
Synonyms: decline 4, disapprove, dismiss, refuse, reject, reprobate, spurn, turn down
Contrasted words: acknowledge, admit, avow, confess, own
Antonyms: adopt
2.
Synonyms: defect , apostatize, desert, rat, renounce, tergiversate, tergiverse, turn
3.
Synonyms: disclaim , deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disown
Related Word: abandon, desert, forsake; cast, discard
Contrasted words: allow, concede, grant
Antonyms: own