What is to turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle called?
decline — To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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