take down

verb

Definition of take downnext
1
as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes

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2
as in to knock down
to take apart electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

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3
as in to record
to make a written note of took down the customer's contact information

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Recent Examples of take down Until now, recording proceedings was prohibited in most California Superior Court cases, requiring a licensed reporter to be present to take down each word that was spoken for the official record. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Democrats have also seen incumbent leaders backed by the establishment taken down in their primaries by an insurgent socialist movement. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 The plaintiffs are asking a judge to nullify the letters, as well as to force the city to take down the list of almost 1 million properties, though the information is already in the public record. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 For those who missed it (and that's literally all of you), the Dream took down the Mercury, 96-82, in a back-and-forth contest. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take down
  1. humiliate
  2. knock down
  3. record
  4. discredit
  5. dismantle
  6. log
  7. humble
  8. disconnect
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  • After being publicly humiliated by Daemon Targaryen and lured to switch sides (with his dragon) to the Greens by Ormund Hightower, party animal Ulf is still drunk and MIA when the battle starts.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Each action can increase the pressure on the person being humiliated.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of humiliate
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  • The storms knocked down trees and power lines, knocked out power in some areas and left residents cleaning up their yards.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, all five starters knocked down at least one 3-pointer and scored in double-digits to add to the stat sheet.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of knock down
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  • In June, one content creator recorded a relatively empty Disneyland while noting the absent daytime crowd.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Some 1,017 wildfires have been recorded in England and Wales this year, according to data from the National Fire Chiefs Council, the same as last year’s record-breaking total.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of record
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  • Stafford played the Bears that week, and Jones needed to find a way to discredit Stafford and elevate Caleb Williams.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, the defense will point to the parts of the book that are provably false, in an attempt to discredit it, explained David Roger, the former Clark County, Nevada, district attorney.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of discredit
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  • Israeli soldiers and border police arrived at the hilltop on Wednesday, dismantled the settlers’ tent and began trying to remove the settlers from the area.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the creators recommend dismantling it during heavy downpours to keep the powerhub entirely dry.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismantle
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  • Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Presentation of the key, combined with the device already being signed in to the user’s Google account, triggers the Google server to present an authentication assertion to the site the user wants to log in to.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of log
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  • The arrogant, brooding youth is gone almost entirely, and someone far more circumspect and humbled kneels before his older brother.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Again, that's what makes this slash to the guide so confusing and humbling.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of humble
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  • Unlike a normal brake change, there’s no need to disconnect a caliper.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And so, for instance, there’s surveys showing that Gen Z are the generation most likely to report disconnecting from their digital devices.
    — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnect

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