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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:) k. Q9 Q3 ~ c& _' i
' j9 I/ W7 y! l3 X: `"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."
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"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."1 ]+ [' ]6 I6 ]. h4 m: p
% k- [7 v/ F3 P: [) xIn 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:4 D: K* e/ h8 `3 h
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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! r+ U) G# q7 `9 I; Z6 a. B7 E"He rejected my idea."1 a0 U% w" n9 T Q
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:- d; g1 ?3 e1 B! I6 I" ]: _
' v: g4 s' T$ F"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.+ s3 ~; M( v4 H7 ^1 m/ c2 v7 I
9 h+ ]% ~3 G1 i7 e"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.1 v4 L9 K) O$ w/ [3 ~8 y n
+ n9 E+ e! E. i) g( H- q. p% BYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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