recuse
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.re·cuse
transitive verb \ri-ˈkyüz\re·cusedre·cus·ing
Definition of RECUSE
: to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case; broadly : to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest
— re·cus·al \-ˈkyü-zəl\ noun
Origin of RECUSE
Middle English, to refuse, reject, from Anglo-French recuser, from Latin recusare
First Known Use: 1949
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Rhymes with RECUSE
abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse
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