Reverse Dictionary: DECLINE (refuse)

ADJECTIVES
1509 ► DECLINAL capable of being declined → obs. rare
1673 ► DECLINATORY that declines; expressing refusal

NOUNS
1680 ► DECLINEMENT the act of declining or refusing; courteous refusal → obs. rare
1817 ► DECLENSION the act of declining; courteous refusal → rare
1837 ► DECLINAL the act of declining; courteous refusal → rare
1842 ► DECLINATURE the act of declining or refusing; courteous refusal

NOUNS, PERSON
1606 ► DECLINATOR one who declines or refuses; a dissentient → obs.

VERBS
20C ► TAKE A BYE to refuse or decline to act or participate in something → US sl.
1901 ► KECKEN to decline with loathing, aversion, or disgust, as offered food; to be fastidious → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► PUT ON ONE SIDE to decline, to reject; to throw over → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1937 ► IXNAY to reject, to decline, to dismiss, to cancel → US colloq.
1984 ► DIE ON ONE’S ARSE to fail badly; to suffer an irreversible decline, to come to a sudden or premature end
1997 ► FAN ON to decline an offer → US sl.