spurn /spɜːn $ spɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: spurnan ]
literary to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud SYN reject :
She spurned all offers of help.
a spurned lover
spurn /spɜːn $ spɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: spurnan ]
literary to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud SYN reject :
She spurned all offers of help.
a spurned lover
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012