English verb: lay down | |||
| 1. | lay down (cognition) institute, enact, or establish | ||
| Samples | Make laws. | ||
| Synonyms | establish, make | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mark, set | ||