[v] make lower or quieter;"turn down the volume of a radio"
[v] take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
[v] reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
[v] refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
[v] refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Synonyms
decline, disdain, freeze off, lour, lower, pass up, pooh-pooh, refuse, refuse, reject, reject, reject, scorn, spurn, turn away