turn down

Verb

• make lower or quieter
  • turn down the volume of a radio
    

• take a downward direction
  • The economy finally turned down after a long boom
    

• reject with contempt
  • She spurned his advances
    

• refuse entrance or membership
  • They turned away hundreds of fans
    
  • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
    

• refuse to accept
  • He refused my offer of hospitality
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lower , lour , reject , spurn , freeze off , scorn , pooh-pooh , disdain , turn away , refuse , pass up , decline
• Antonyms: 
  admit , allow in , let in , intromit , accept , take , have