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put down

/pʊt_daʊn/

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verb
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
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get down set down write down

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write
verb
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
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discharge drop drop off set down unload

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deliver
verb
put (an animal) to death
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"the sick cat had to be put down"

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destroy

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kill
verb
put in a horizontal position
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lay repose

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position put lay set pose place
verb
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
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place down set down

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set place put position lay pose
verb
cause to come to the ground
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bring down land

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arrive get come
verb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"

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degrade demean disgrace take down

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mortify chagrin humble abase humiliate
verb
make a record of; set down in permanent form
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enter record

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save preserve

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