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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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i3 F- A+ y9 u0 E. S! i"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."
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5 b- o% ?7 U) U }: z% f"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."& v9 U. B+ v1 c0 J
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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:
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." : O, h, k4 |7 F
3 F. x) ?* K, M# s7 I# H/ p"He rejected my idea."
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"I applied for the job but was rejected.": ?! |7 N% h2 I
/ k8 _1 M+ a& |% x E- sSome other differences that come to mind:- B: ~8 m, V& K4 f+ }6 P
- O! O1 _8 W% | v. n# Z' o4 r# i"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.; P2 k) t4 v+ Q
1 _" n( z7 d6 @1 z6 dYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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