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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:2 e5 A& C/ C. s0 b( c7 b$ i
5 q/ y3 A+ A" _& f"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."5 i( l) W4 U6 M/ y( s0 e6 o7 g
% A: {, y4 l0 W0 @"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."+ b7 R- I6 Y0 a+ T9 K
/ H# X% D% E9 t5 x" @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:- p" `2 ?* p; U8 l
- a2 R9 _3 L" l1 p"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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"He rejected my idea."# p3 a- C+ ]3 W+ K; z
3 L3 c1 c& K- Q/ A6 ~4 E"I applied for the job but was rejected."9 s; R# D% w% t- w) s
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Some other differences that come to mind:
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, E5 O$ X) B( q/ M4 V"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.$ b2 g( R# Z. t
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You can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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