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Search phrase: decline

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.44Far more, far more to you do I decline.Farre more, farre more, to you doe I decline:
HamletHam I.v.50I made to her in marriage; and to declineI made to her in Marriage; and to decline
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.375A great man should decline? Nay, an you weepA great man should decline. Nay, and you weep
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.215We, at the height, are ready to decline.We at the height, are readie to decline.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.104That now her dim decline hath power to drawThat now her dym declyne hath power to draw,
King LearKL IV.ii.22Decline your head; this kiss, if it durst speak,Decline your head. This kisse, if it durst speake
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.97Decline all this, and see what now thou art:Decline all this, and see what now thou art.
Timon of AthensTim IV.i.20Decline to your confounding contraries,Decline to your confounding contraries.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.51I'll decline the whole question.Ile declin the whole question:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.189Not letting it decline on the declined,Not letting it decline, on the declined:

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Glossary

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decaydecline, downturn, falling off
declensiondecline, deterioration, downward course
declinesink, fall to a low level
declinefall, descend, come down
declineincline, lean, bend
declinego systematically through, recite in order
denyrefuse, decline, scorn
excuseseek to decline, beg to get out of
forsakerefuse, decline, reject
lapsefall, moral decline
lownessdegradation, abasement, decline
renegedeny, refuse, decline

Thesaurus

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declinedeclension
declinedeny
declinedecay
declinerenege
declinelowness
declineforsake
decline, morallapse
decline, seek toexcuse
moral declinelapse

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DECLINEBASICdecline v, declined adj, declined n, declining adj
DECLINEINTENSITYlow-declined adj

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