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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."1 _8 `2 s0 v2 p6 u" p+ C. d
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"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."2 i/ N0 ^* S% a8 i* ~2 L8 F. M3 q
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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:0 _' Y4 |) G# U [2 ] J4 S" e2 v
9 a5 p0 n c8 R"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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$ B/ n( c- j$ l, L! `"He rejected my idea."
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."2 L5 G& S% c9 l& @! E4 b
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Some other differences that come to mind:
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+ I& t" G9 ~$ }' B8 s! ]"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.
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! d2 f5 z7 o3 K- n l"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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