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spurn
to reject with contempt or disdain
Synonyms
Antonyms
- accept
- embrace
- welcome
spurn in a sentence
The senator spurned the offer of a secret bargain.
He spurned their apology and refused to speak with them again.
Where it comes from
From Old English spurnan, meaning 'to kick against.'
Memory hook
SPURN sounds like 'spur away': to spurn an offer is to push it away.
Read it in context
- The Northern Channel History