put down 4
verbdomain: v emotion
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Examples
- 1.She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- 2.His critics took him down after the lecture
Synonyms
- take down 2
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- degrade 2
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- disgrace 2
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- demean 1
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally


