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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."+ o$ M2 H+ J2 _# n" m
; z8 C3 t: Z, J D1 I$ U"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."* z l. D& a5 T2 F* S4 p8 }
+ E6 W, ]5 F. XIn 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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3 c: q* j/ ?1 \"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." 8 e* n; W; S, `/ O8 |# E2 l9 i
6 l, n$ b& S) i% p# }"He rejected my idea."
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"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:' I* T$ r& C6 ]: {. A& n, i
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"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.# Q \6 J( b7 o
/ z0 z; V! \+ w"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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