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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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1 g8 i. D: O! A A2 A, r"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."; O9 ^8 x( i. N2 x, _
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"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:! L W3 M4 s' u7 T/ P
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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"He rejected my idea."
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; V& `6 A1 U( p"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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. l; ?/ s) L1 X3 z, M5 r5 a, s"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.* P! W2 N3 E' v( I. [0 s8 K
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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