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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:
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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."5 \+ f! } u( U1 N+ A
* L. {5 t7 s ^& `* K"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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+ I5 \; R2 P: CIn other contexts, "to reject something" implies that something is taken into one's possession, or is under one's consideration, but is then a decision is subsequently taken to return or discard it. In these cases, "reject" is often preferred to "refuse". For example:/ F: @0 O) d. I n9 N% j- }$ q
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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, t l* l0 | g4 Q/ {1 m"He rejected my idea.": p0 j1 R E- g. C0 i$ Z4 e
# n! Z' @- P/ i c; J' ~7 N"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:
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"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.
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! h6 }6 L6 Z: ~/ f. b"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.% c7 @' k$ e$ g3 ~' H. u
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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