escape vs refuse

refuse vs escape

escape and refuse both are nouns.

escape and refuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No
refuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, refuse is a hyponym of escape; that is, refuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:

escape: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
refuse: elude, especially in a baffling way

Other hyponyms of escape include defy, resist.

escape (noun)	refuse (noun)
the act of escaping physically	food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
a means or way of escaping
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

escape (verb)	refuse (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	show unwillingness towards
fail to experience	not accept as true
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	refuse to let have
run away from confinement	refuse entrance or membership
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	elude, especially in a baffling way
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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