ricusare

Definitions of ricusare
  1. verb
    grow worse
    synonyms: acuirsi, acutizzare, acutizzarsi, aggravare, appesantire, deteriorarsi, digradare, guastarsi, indebolirsi, peggiorare, rovinarsi, sdilinquirsi
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    acquistare, migliorare, migliorarsi, perfezionarsi
    get better
    emendare, migliorare, perfezionare, perfezionarsi
    to make better
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    infiammarsi
    become inflamed; get sore
    ammalare, ammalarsi, infermare
    get sick
    degenerare, deteriorarsi, pervertirsi, rovinarsi
    grow worse
    affamare, impoverire
    take away
    sdrucciolare
    get worse
    affannarsi, affaticarsi, sfegatarsi, stancarsi, sudare
    lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    impallidire, sbiancare, trascolorare
    become pale and sickly
    contrarre, prendere
    be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
    languire, sbiadire, scolorare, scolorire
    become feeble
    infradiciarsi, putrefarsi
    become physically weaker
  2. verb
    grow smaller
    synonyms: abbassarsi, decadere, digradare
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    assottigliarsi, calare, decrescere, diminuire, ribassare, scadere, scemare
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  3. verb
    show unwillingness towards
    synonyms: digradare, finire, scadere, spirare
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    acconsentire, assentire, consentire
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
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    disprezzare, respingere, ripudiare, spregiare, sprezzare
    reject with contempt
    rimpiangere
    decline formally or politely
    contravvenire, disubbidire, trasgredire, violare
    refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
    sabotare
    destroy property or hinder normal operations
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    reagire, rispondere
    show a response or a reaction to something
  4. verb
    inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
    synonyms: declinare, digradare
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    flettere
    change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
  5. verb
    go down
    synonyms: digradare
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    panare
    appear to move downward
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    ricadere
    to fall vertically
  6. verb
    refuse to accept
    synonyms: bocciare, digradare, respingere, rigettare, ripudiare, trombare
    disprezzare, respingere, ripudiare, spregiare, sprezzare
    reject with contempt
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    antonyms:
    accettare, accogliere, incassare
    receive willingly something given or offered
    avere, incassare, prendere, ricevere
    get something; come into possession of
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    types:
    disonorare, protestare
    refuse to accept
    rispedire
    refuse to accept and send back
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