Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recuse

/ɹiˈkjuz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
re-cuse
IPA
/ɹiˈkjuz/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).

Canadian usage; American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To refuse (to do something).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To dismiss (an appeal).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

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Etymology

From Late Middle English recusen, from Old French recuser (modern French récuser (“to challenge; to impugn; (formal) to make an objection; (law) to recuse”), and from its etymon Latin recūsāre, the present active infinitive of recūsō (“to decline, refuse, reject; (law) to object to, protest”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’, denoting opposition or reversal) + causa (“cause, reason; (law) case, claim; etc.”) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of rouse and possibly ruse. Cognates * Catalan recusar * French récuser * Italian ricusare * Old Occitan recuzar * Portuguese recusar * Spanish recusar

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹiˈkjuz/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈkjuːz/

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Questions

How do you pronounce recuse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈkjuz/.
What does recuse mean?
To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).
Where does recuse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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