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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."
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6 D( {) k* `! K: N5 O"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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In 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:4 a+ v% q6 c2 ]7 K9 o
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." - L8 l$ E9 Z, p, W' @
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"He rejected my idea."
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"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.9 ]8 M& c+ p6 H2 h0 Y
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.( d j# q u% U* p
: Z, H \# O" S0 l! S: C! ?0 s( XYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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