decline

[Benjamin Barrett]

Mac Dictionary:  [ with infinitive ] politely refuse to do something: the company declined to comment.

Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decline) just has "To refuse, forbear."

Oxford dictionaries (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/decline): Politely refuse to do something: the company declined to comment

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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On Aug 27, 2014, at 8:01 AM, David Daniel <david at COARSECOURSES.COM> wrote:

> From CNN:
> "In the case of this week's United inflight battle, the flight attendant
> reportedly told the man to remove the Knee Defender device, but he
> declined." Shouldn't that be "refused"?
> DAD

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