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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 I, B- w+ V* h$ C) D9 V"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."& b7 l. q3 f5 E, ^
( w3 n: `4 a7 s3 w0 Z0 D/ u8 P"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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/ K' V# \% _4 I% VIn 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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' A% L1 ]% ^1 G' C( P2 V"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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4 j9 m4 @0 H$ ?- H/ t! e"He rejected my idea."* v4 i' t8 H" V; L- m
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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; o. W5 n9 \3 O8 o, W PSome other differences that come to mind:4 }3 u! s+ C2 q" I3 q
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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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- z4 O0 z& X7 m0 J; ~/ C9 o"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.
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1 G- J/ n* u/ z+ x4 \% MYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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