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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."( M N; I6 H6 y
1 J1 S( U6 D. R/ b8 A$ \5 I9 r' H"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:
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1 A6 ~# f2 S5 @2 e. E3 L9 U"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." # C7 x8 y0 t1 f$ e& k! x9 O. P
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"He rejected my idea."4 L3 b8 x2 {2 |; }
. F: @" q) ?6 P/ B n! s"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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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.
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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