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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."$ a( l! L: m' S, `
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"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:
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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! ]' U9 }8 X: f* r* N' R"He rejected my idea."' |% G' {( k" x* q8 s! R) X \! k
I! f/ {9 P$ ^ [; o4 T( c"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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Some other differences that come to mind:7 }# H! _' Z7 P( [6 @- e$ f
( U, U% T1 g' J z2 Q' u5 {! m9 G5 g"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.2 L; v9 \* L; l* t
5 ]' \0 p, F5 C"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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