Verbs

(v)refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declinenot accept as true“He refused to accept what she said”
(v)reject, turn down, turn away, refuserefuse entrance or membership“They turned away hundreds of fans”, “Black people were often rejected by country clubs”
(v)reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn downreject with contempt“She spurned his advances”
(v)turn downtake a downward direction“The economy finally turned down after a long boom”
(v)turn down, lower1, lourmake lower or quieter“turn down the volume of a radio”