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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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6 y, H; Y2 \0 C"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift."1 u* F, T3 r7 j* Z# t3 l4 X
" ~8 p) b& T- e) v" `2 J' \"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."
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" b6 p8 P N, M# F% N- K- u8 M! R- SIn 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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0 h, _% o' s. N) b) C$ d% |& u1 {"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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"He rejected my idea."
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4 z6 j I/ O' ]" f1 G& z"I applied for the job but was rejected."
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"refuse" can be used with an infinitive (e.g. "She refused to go."), but "reject" can't.* M! J! U! r7 v
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't. K* K' d% _3 _- d
9 O+ n: r1 q6 _1 ^, lYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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