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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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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."; z' W! C$ j6 L( K$ P
" a$ H6 `+ z6 a$ I* Y) 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:5 R! r$ b2 W' E1 k+ w
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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"He rejected my idea."
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3 _/ L4 ^" e- z* O' k5 E"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:
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2 Z5 D- M+ Q Q"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't. K; X! y: Z) G% F. Z- [
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.% \6 i1 O/ c8 ~* y, t1 X7 g0 [
. y' U7 n7 h8 qYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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