Verb
1. show unwillingness towards;
"he declined to join the group on a hike"2. refuse to accept;
"He refused my offer of hospitality"3. elude, especially in a baffling way;
"This behavior defies explanation"4. refuse to let have;
"She denies me every pleasure""he denies her her weekly allowance"5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"6. refuse entrance or membership;
"They turned away hundreds of fans""Black people were often rejected by country clubs"