puts down

verb

Definition of puts downnext
present tense third-person singular of put down
1
as in dismisses
to express scornfully one's low opinion of he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism

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2
as in records
to make a written note of we had the whole agreement put down on paper

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3
as in enters
to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

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4
as in quells
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings

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5
as in attributes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

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6
as in consumes
to take in as food the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting

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“Puts down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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