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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."8 K( C% V9 Q1 P4 i8 C7 d
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"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."" l1 B* C' Q' p0 @- P; O( I
/ H: Z5 V1 x7 dIn 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:- [5 C9 d0 z& A4 d: l& ` ?
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." 1 x4 q- S' _( W: N
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"He rejected my idea."7 Y) F9 b% Y+ r/ O: I( z
& e, T# |2 l% {+ q* s ^"I applied for the job but was rejected."" v/ q+ Z4 d& B/ u& b, j
+ F1 V" l# A3 r0 W7 E# t) ~Some other differences that come to mind:
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"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.4 O; y o, f( V* S' s8 r) v; D2 Q
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.* U/ Z7 t( Q% s
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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