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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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9 ]9 X7 r9 J: |1 c+ y, v"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."
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' p: d6 }& n- c; \" O [: \4 W"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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- c* E) q* U2 U4 I0 F+ PIn 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:6 c: F( q! m" [0 _. D; A( Z
" ~3 G9 A* w$ [2 u- w* `"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." 0 r2 I2 O( S4 ?- L% V% n7 I* J- w
9 F/ v# N' ^7 H* {& d% n! m o" c"He rejected my idea."
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7 T& ]; Q7 b: i# F"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:
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- K$ H6 \/ j% R4 v, u$ e"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.* N2 Q/ }' i& R! ~' o# p, T- p- X
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.) q; ]# E: {2 i3 R
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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