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put down

verb

Definition of PUT DOWN

transitive verb
1
:  to bring to an end :  stop <put down a riot>
2
a :  depose, degrade
b :  disparage, belittle <mentioned his poetry only to put it down>
c :  disapprove, criticize <was put down for the way she dressed>
d :  humiliate, squelch <put him down with a sharp retort>
3
:  to make ineffective :  check <put down the gossip>
4
:  to do away with (as an injured, sick, or aged animal) :  destroy
5
a :  to put in writing
b :  to enter in a list
6
a :  to place in a category <I put him down as a hypochondriac — O. S. J. Gogarty>
b :  attribute <put it down to inexperience>
7
:  to pack or preserve for future use
8
:  consume <putting down helping after helping — Carson McCullers>
— put down roots
:  to establish a permanent residence
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First Known Use of PUT DOWN

14th century

Related to PUT DOWN

Synonyms
bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, decry, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off
Antonyms
acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. put down
  2. put-down
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