refuse vs escape

escape vs refuse

refuse and escape both are nouns.

refuse and escape both are verbs.

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

As verbs, escape is a hypernym of refuse; that is, escape is a word with a broader meaning than refuse:

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

Other hypernyms of refuse include elude.

refuse (noun)	escape (noun)
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)	the act of escaping physically
	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

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

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