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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:# y, I, m4 K- h# F: f( C+ j B
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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."
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. a2 _8 F. G/ b/ K% j& h$ d"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."8 d6 I* L0 i8 v5 c3 b* q" N4 z
2 e* ^$ e$ n$ B" K- P( wIn 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:
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." ' B f4 v8 A; \; u, S% N, |% \
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"He rejected my idea."$ V: w/ ~. R( k" \
. B" p5 u2 E6 X2 x3 ?, d"I applied for the job but was rejected."6 Q8 W; J! r' B% W& K9 x
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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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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.8 j( _. K7 }2 K$ R! o& w6 ^
! _4 p" X3 c1 J7 ` v; a+ eYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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