I continue with the topic 'How to Express Myself Most Precisely?' and more specifically – English words with the meaning refuse, refusal, reject:
to refuse – I refuse
We asked him for help but he refused.
He refused to sign the cheque.
I was refused a visa.
refusal – refusal
to give up /smoking; the idea of/ – I give up
to reject – /an offer/ reject
rejection – refusal, rejection
to deny – refute, deny, reject /an accusation/, refuse a request
He denied the charge/accusation/.
He denied having been there.
She denies her children nothing.
to be denied admittance
denial – refusal
to repudiate – reject, refuse to accept
to repudiate an old friend/ the authorship of an article
repudiation – rejection, denial, refusal