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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:, J/ z( G4 m% t# _. y& }
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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift." g3 N9 D% K+ G
F2 e( O/ ~! A5 c( h, ?, k) W. L: A& V"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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6 [" J9 E B' l. X, u& A& iIn 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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5 D4 N. U+ Q8 I- m"He rejected my idea."
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."/ l! p6 H, R& q, L' |5 a+ c
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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.
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" [7 h$ r7 w5 p0 D6 k$ f"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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