take down Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb move something or somebody to a lower position
   lower; get down; let down; bring down.
   
   • take down the vase from the shelf
2. verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
   demean; disgrace; degrade; put down.
   
   • She tends to put down younger women colleagues
   • His critics took him down after the lecture
3. verb tear down so as to make flat with the ground
   rase; level; dismantle; pull down; tear down; raze.
   
   • The building was levelled
4. verb make a written note of
   note.
   
   • she noted everything the teacher said that morning

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