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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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$ q+ ?5 Z6 h5 g9 r"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."
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M4 w, s. i7 O) z# _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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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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' L0 u% E9 \9 l4 f0 z# S+ J7 USome 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., @6 ?4 C# J# {! _- M3 R% T- B
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't. o% R7 m7 z/ w8 |) ]
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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