set down

set down

verb

Definition of SET DOWN

1

to cause to sit down <set the toddler down in her seat>

Synonyms set down, sit

Related Words ensconce, settle; lay, lie, rest; place, put; recline, repose

2

to make a written note of <set down the names of those in attendance>

Synonyms jot (down), log, mark, note, put down, register, report, set down, take down, write down

Related Words chronicle, minute, transcribe; enregister, enter, inscribe; chalk (up), notch, score

3

to think of in a particular way <early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck>

Synonyms account, call, count, esteem, hold, look (on or upon), rate, reckon, regard, set down, view

Related Words believe, deem, feel, sense, think; conceive, fancy, imagine