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English verb: take down | |||
| 1. | take down (motion) move something or somebody to a lower position | ||
| Samples | Take down the vase from the shelf. | ||
| Synonyms | bring down, get down, let down, lower | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depress, dip, incline, reef | ||
| Cause | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Antonyms | lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | ||
| 2. | take down (emotion) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | ||
| Samples | She tends to put down younger women colleagues. His critics took him down after the lecture. | ||
| Synonyms | degrade, demean, disgrace, put down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dehumanise, dehumanize, reduce | ||
| 3. | take down (creation) tear down so as to make flat with the ground | ||
| Samples | The building was levelled. | ||
| Synonyms | dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, tear down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulldoze | ||
| Antonyms | erect, put up, set up, rear, raise | ||
| 4. | take down (communication) make a written note of | ||
| Samples | She noted everything the teacher said that morning. | ||
| Synonyms | note | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get down, put down, set down, write down | ||
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