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What is another word for takes down?

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To take or bring to a lower (vertical) level

To take apart or break down

To note or record in writing

To dishonor, degrade or discredit someone or something

To confront through the use of military force

To beat in a contest

To decrease in amount or degree

(of an action or event) To prevent from happening

To completely destroy, especially by pulling to the ground

To remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)

To hold or write a review of

To take the life of

To criticize or express contempt for

To make (someone or something) late or slow

To dismiss from a job

To admonish or reproach angrily

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To take or bring to a lower (vertical) level

“Now she goes into Frank's room and begins to methodically take down the curtains.”

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To take apart or break down

“You then hire the necessary staff to set up or take down furniture, sound systems, and so on.”

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To note or record in writing

catalogues^UK

catalogs^US

drafts^US

draughts^UK

enrols^UK

enrolls^US

puts in black and white

makes an inventory of

puts down in black and white

sets down in black and white

itemizes^US

itemises^UK

summarizes^US

summarises^UK

categorizes^US

categorises^UK

specialises^UK

specializes^US

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“I was prompted by the sheer lack of responsibility and ethics to take down my thoughts on the matter.”

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To dishonor, degrade or discredit someone or something

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

drags through the mud

downgrades

diminishes

shoots down

takes down a peg or two

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

makes someone eat crow

puts someone in their place

runs down

puts to shame

makes someone eat humble pie

brings into disrepute

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

trivializes^US

drags through the mire

does a hatchet job on

settles someone's hash

writes off

takes the wind out of your sails

trivialises^UK

bastardizes^US

scandalizes^US

demoralizes^US

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

bastardises^UK

has the last laugh on

scandalises^UK

dehumanizes^US

dehumanises^UK

reduces the status of

demoralises^UK

gets one's comeuppance

blights

disconcerts

makes someone feel ashamed

puts out of countenance

lets wind out of sails

lowers oneself

knocks the stuffing out of

criticizes^US

forces to eat humble pie

blackens someone's name

disesteems

brings into disfavour

criticises^UK

looks down one's nose at

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“If you tell Eric that you don't want to go out with him, that would take him down a peg or two.”

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To confront through the use of military force

makes an onslaught on

makes a foray on

conducts an offensive on

launches an attack on

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To beat in a contest

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To decrease in amount or degree

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

axes^US

amortises^UK

amortizes^US

economizes^US

economises^UK

puts a restriction on

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(of an action or event) To prevent from happening

balks^US

baulks^UK

cooks someone's goose

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

takes the wind out of your sails

throws a spanner in the works

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

axes^UK

pulverizes^US

gives the thumbs down to

blots out

gives the run around

gives the red light to

pulverises^UK

brings to screeching halt

makes of no use or value

rains on someone's parade

throws a monkey wrench into

brings to a standstill

takes wind out of sails

jeopardizes^US

knocks something on the head

puts kibosh on

declares null and void

declares illegal

refuses permission to

puts out of commission

chills

clouds

jeopardises^UK

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To completely destroy, especially by pulling to the ground

pulverises^UK

pulverizes^US

vaporises^UK

vaporizes^US

wipes off the face of the earth

wipes from the face of the earth

damages beyond repair

puts out of commission

brings about the downfall of

vandalises^UK

vandalizes^US

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To remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)

Verb

To hold or write a review of

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To take the life of

sterilises^UK

sterilizes^US

gives someone the works

blots out

terminates with extreme prejudice

wipes off the face of the earth

wipes from the face of the earth

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

sends to the gas chambers

ethnically cleanses

cleans up

sends to kingdom come

garrotes^US

garrottes^UK

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To criticize or express contempt for

throws shade

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

passes strictures upon

pummels^US

gives something a battering

belabours^UK

belabors^US

gives someone a dressing-down

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

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To make (someone or something) late or slow

brings to screeching halt

hog-ties

throws a spanner in the works

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

balks^US

baulks^UK

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

throws a spoke in the wheel of

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To dismiss from a job

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To admonish or reproach angrily

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a caning

gives someone a wigging

gives someone some stick

goes on at

speaks to

takes to task

takes to the woodshed

talks to

gets after

gives someone a mouthful

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

gives someone what for

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

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