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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."
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) T" F: B& D& d; `) `, z, p9 j"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."0 S, w( _9 j5 J9 ~
! } ^$ O3 E ~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:$ Z4 j4 B# D" V" `0 [
. z% M" A1 G9 M$ z4 h& N1 q# }"The company has rejected our latest batch of components." 5 U5 }" D% T; f% |, p t
" D% T! l0 a0 h! l8 t3 i! b"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:5 H$ S$ Z6 D' \# {* A
8 d, K/ ], V; D$ F0 n, u" u7 R"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.
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1 Z3 g4 F/ _% c" m"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.
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2 i3 K& |9 {! @- x* N8 pYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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