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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." |$ i3 P6 [- `" \7 L
4 a4 {, N7 G. W. m+ z, S"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."/ f7 `0 H; N1 o) I) G6 T
7 d' v% L6 l1 u* l- }" kIn 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:8 ~: c& h2 S2 y1 ?
' D& M9 A* k- q7 m0 e2 B"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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"He rejected my idea."
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\1 o8 e2 N8 E2 T# l, d& D"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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- n. ]2 b9 d3 r: w5 P4 L6 p' A. e& dSome other differences that come to mind:5 g; ?9 I! [# i3 @) R% q
7 T8 @( C8 r" ~! B"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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