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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:) U& l- a- B0 f1 u3 n$ `1 F8 u
V/ m T s9 l/ c) @( k"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."/ k2 ]& c. h5 U' V: ]
a* k9 U5 B* K4 }1 k. z" G# j8 B"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."! E# J( J/ N5 k# Q/ _% F
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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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0 U. F, ]; ~% u"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." 9 s4 D. e; r1 H0 g; _ M
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"He rejected my idea.", a& ^% M) L% e
+ r4 O" t7 W/ }% a, B X$ X* _"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:: F; e$ Z$ o5 M0 C7 U) v4 Y2 z
) ?' b- R( L" F" P$ P- S7 z"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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9 Q) X* ?0 ]' t: p8 Y3 t8 P2 v# RYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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