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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:1 d3 q" j! c$ R) a3 R( \+ z% {. g
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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."! J3 [" X, |6 N
& R8 O; A3 F) W: I"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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( Z7 l6 d8 ~1 [! P7 d S- x( kIn 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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" S6 D& _! D) |% n9 n" k& z"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." ' w% q6 P# j$ |8 L+ m
5 ?& G4 L- ^) b* t/ g. f* n"He rejected my idea."
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0 E- `* j: Z1 b/ c" j"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:
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$ @* r% n9 S5 U9 E* Y" f5 w"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.3 g/ a/ Q+ \& Y$ }
* D( _. e2 J' N7 oYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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