take down

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verb

1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3)
- take down the vase from the shelf
• Syn:
lower, let down, get down, bring down
• Ant:
raise (for: lower)
• Derivationally related forms:
lower (for: lower), lowering (for: lower)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
reef, depress, dip, incline
• Cause:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- The building was levelled
• Syn:
level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, pull down
• Ant:
raise (for: level)
• Derivationally related forms:
razing (for: raze), level (for: level)
• Hypernyms:
destroy, destruct
• Hyponyms:
bulldoze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
• Syn:
degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
• Derivationally related forms:
put-down (for: put down), degradation (for: degrade), takedown
• Hypernyms:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
• Hyponyms:
reduce, dehumanize, dehumanise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. make a written note of
- she noted everything the teacher said that morning
• Syn:
note
• Derivationally related forms:
note (for: note), notation (for: note)
• Hypernyms:
write down, set down, get down, put down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE