put down
Definition of put down
transitive verb
1 : to bring to an end : stop put down a riot
2a : depose, degradeb : disparage, belittle mentioned his poetry only to put it downc : disapprove, criticize was put down for the way she dressedd : humiliate, squelch put him down with a sharp retort
3 : to make ineffective : check put down the gossip
4 : to do away with (an injured, sick, or aged animal) : destroy
5a : to put in writingb : to enter in a list
6a : to place in a category I put him down as a hypochondriac — O. S. J. Gogartyb : 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
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Examples of put down in a Sentence
he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism
we had the whole agreement put down on paper
14th Century
First Known Use of put down
14th century
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