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verb

1. refuse to accept (Freq. 5)
- He refused my offer of hospitality
• Syn:
refuse, reject, pass up, decline
• Ant:
accept (for: refuse)
• Derivationally related forms:
declination (for: decline), turndown, rejection (for: reject), refusal (for: refuse)
• Hyponyms:
dishonor, dishonour, bounce
• Verb Group:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They turn down the money
2. reject with contempt
- She spurned his advances
• Syn:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
• Derivationally related forms:
turndown, scorner (for: scorn), spurner (for: spurn), rejective (for: reject), reject (for: reject)
• Hypernyms:
refuse, decline
• Hyponyms:
rebuff, snub, repel
• Verb Group:
refuse, reject, pass up, decline, turn away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. refuse entrance or membership
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
• Syn:
reject, turn away, refuse
• Ant:
admit (for: reject)
• Derivationally related forms:
refusal (for: refuse), turndown, reject (for: reject)
• Verb Group:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. take a downward direction
- The economy finally turned down after a long boom
• Hypernyms:
worsen, decline
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. make lower or quieter
- turn down the volume of a radio
• Syn:
lower, lour
• Derivationally related forms:
lowering (for: lower)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something