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In some contexts, "to reject something" can mean very much the same as "to refuse something". For example:& i5 a+ z D$ z8 A8 o1 Z
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"She refused the gift." ~ "She rejected the gift.") @; s# p. a, |- l% Q% ]( q
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"She refused the offer of help." ~ "She rejected the offer of help."* b( v4 ?6 k0 a2 J
) s. s6 c8 n8 e& t0 {( 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:. M+ ]$ j \1 }. h2 R. R# _
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"The company has rejected our latest batch of components."
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6 E" X: {# W' P3 d# A2 j"He rejected my idea."
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, `) ], Z y8 T6 o9 |5 m) T"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.! p2 t, ? ~- {, }2 n
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"refuse" can be used intransitively ("She refused.") but "reject" can't.- X; g0 @) I0 U8 O1 D1 O) H
) f) B4 u- j6 oYou can be "refused something" (e.g. "She was refused entry.") but not "rejected something". |
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