TURN DOWN

• (verb) make lower or quieter

  "turn down the volume of a radio"

  synonyms : lour , lower

• (verb) take a downward direction

  "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

• (verb) reject with contempt

  "She spurned his advances"

  synonyms : disdain , freeze off , pooh-pooh , reject , scorn , spurn

• (verb) refuse to accept

  "He refused my offer of hospitality"

  synonyms : decline , pass up , refuse , reject

• (verb) refuse entrance or membership

  "They turned away hundreds of fans", "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

  synonyms : refuse , reject , turn away

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