v. Function: 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 Words: abandon, desert, forsake; cast, discard
Contrasted Words: allow, concede, grant
Antonyms: own