verbs
refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
refuse entrance or membership
"They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
take a downward direction
"The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
is a type of (narrower)
grow worse
"Conditions in the slum worsened"
make lower or quieter
"turn down the volume of a radio"