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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:7 f0 k5 S, s/ k' A, z7 Q" x% R6 _
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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift.". U- |4 ?9 H4 T
( }/ }/ t! x1 i6 {"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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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: z. z2 L* l! q
) x% o' A3 D' ]" d _"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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+ r! `9 j5 J1 w( M" E! w# C3 n"He rejected my idea.") k% V" Q6 t- x% S Z
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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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.2 y. L y3 `% S) ?: q
3 z/ l9 F# q+ T1 M6 l8 p$ q; ^"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't./ ^- q# ^) y0 X$ J2 u
' P* e" V9 N! a! D# QYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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