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To belittle or express disapproval of
“Paolo spends far too much time trying to put down his academic adversaries.”
To note or record in writing
“There were four men who watched from different points of view the rapid succession of events and would put down each event as they saw it.”
To register or make a record of
“Please put down my name for both events.”
To forcefully or violently subdue
“He may require the British Government, if required, to put down any resistance to his lawful authority.”
To kill, especially of a suffering person or animal
“Alexander's father, King Philip, had been ready to put down the horse to be sold as meat, declaring that the horse's mind was broken.”
To attribute or ascribe to a cause or source
“He had found the younger man less than fully sufferable, but put it down to immaturity.”
To eat or consume as food
“The hungry young man continued to put down his meal.”
(of an object) To put in a particular position or location
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way
To criticize or condemn strongly
To cause pain through mistreatment
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude
To mentally or emotionally hurt or traumatize
To assign an inferior rank or position to
To release one's hold on
To write or pen a literary piece of work
To offend the modesty or values of
To fasten or fix in place with tacks
To insert beneath a surface
To cause a flying object to make a landing
To record the cost of something as an amount payable by someone, an account, or a credit card
To be victorious over
To prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
To corrupt or pervert the quality or character of someone or something
To add annotation to
To specify or define something
To diminish the price, value or amount of
To hurt or injure someone physically, mentally or emotionally
To put aside or into storage, typically as a result of having collected a surplus of
To hold or write a review of
To spend or invest (a lot of) money
To propose that someone be put into a role or position
To yield or put away (and not use) something
To knock or bring to the ground
To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
To prohibit or interdict the participation or inclusion of
To disprove or refute
To render void, or to negate the effects of
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage
To hold or have a negative opinion of
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