rehusar
/reuˈsaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to refuse
🙅 re- (back) + husar (to shun): to push something back and away
Rehusar comes from re- (back) plus an old verb meaning to shun or flee. Read it as re-HOO-sar: you push an offer back and decline it. It links to English refuse, which comes from the same Latin root.