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What is the verb for decline?

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decline
  1. (intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
  2. (intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
  3. (transitive) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
  4. (transitive) To cause to decrease or diminish.
  5. To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
  6. (transitive) To refuse, forbear.
  7. (grammar) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.
  8. (by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
  9. (American football, Canadian football) To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. refuse, reject, pass, desist, dismiss, rebuff, snub, spurn, deny, repudiate, shun, abjure, forbear, forgo, renounce, avoid, disapprove, repulse, eschew, demur, reprobate, baulk at, demur at, knock back, pass on, pass up, say no to, turn down, abstain from, brush aside, balk at, refrain from, shy from, desist from, not accept, withhold from, opt out, refuse to take advantage of, look down one's nose at, opt out of, send one's regrets, shake one's head, give the red light, give the thumbs down, negative, nix, deselect, throw out, throw over, withhold … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, I will have to respectfully decline your invitation.”
      “His health would begin to decline at a rapid pace due to his new and extreme diet.”
      “The region's population would continue to decline over the coming years.”
declining
  1. present participle of decline
  2. Synonyms:
      3. refusing, rejecting, passing, desisting, dismissing, rebuffing, snubbing, spurning, denying, repudiating, shunning, abjuring, forbearing, forgoing, renouncing, avoiding, disapproving, repulsing, eschewing, demurring, reprobating, baulking at, demurring at, knocking back, passing on, passing up, saying no to, turning down, abstaining from, brushing aside, balking at, refraining from, shying from, desisting from, not accepting, withholding from, opting out, refusing to take advantage of, look down one's nose at, opting out of, shaking one's head, giving the red light, giving the thumbs down, deteriorating, degenerating, dropping, decaying, falling, worsening, ebbing … more
declines
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decline
  2. Synonyms:
      3. refuses, rejects, passes, desists, dismisses, rebuffs, snubs, spurns, denies, repudiates, shuns, abjures, forbears, forgoes, renounces, avoids, disapproves, repulses, eschews, demurs, reprobates, baulks at, demurs at, knocks back, passes on, passes up, says no to, turns down, abstains from, brushes aside, balks at, refrains from, shies from, desists from, not accepts, withholds from, opts out, refuses to take advantage of, looks down one's nose at, opts out of, shakes one's head, gives the red light, gives the thumbs down, deteriorates, degenerates, drops, decays, falls, worsens, ebbs … more
declineth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of decline
declinest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of decline
declined
  1. simple past tense and past participle of decline
  2. Synonyms:
      3. helped, avoided, refrained from, stopped, averted, dodged, evaded, prevented, abstained, abstained from, bypassed, circumvented, controlled, deflected, desisted, diverted, ducked, eluded, escaped, forbore, got around, passed up, precluded, resisted, restrained from, shied from, shirked, shook off, shrank from, sidestepped, skipped, skipped out on, skirted, stayed away, stayed away from, steered clear, steered clear of, withstood, broke the habit of, fended off, forbore from, got out of, held off, kept from, neutralised, shunned, warded off, anticipated, arrested, blocked … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “However a spokesman for the firm declined to give any information about its intentions.”
      “Using his absorption with the computer as my defense, I declined to plug in.”
      “Williams declined the president's invitation to speak on November 4, and instead addressed students in October, waiving her fee.”
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