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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:; d' J/ f6 m: _2 U" _2 |
8 z6 S0 ?/ P: m X"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."% _, }3 [$ y7 |; F& v$ j% C
: |" H6 `$ X) e/ {% C$ D"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:1 e5 l. a, S7 x+ \! a# j2 L! J
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." 9 y* |* j* A0 x. i
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"He rejected my idea."
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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% X+ K9 ^/ A' h. ]* CSome other differences that come to mind:- o. ~' Q8 M9 ]
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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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"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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