took down

verb

Definition of took downnext
past tense of take down
1
as in humiliated
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 dismantled
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 recorded
to make a written note of took down the customer's contact information

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for took down
  1. dismantled
  2. recorded
  3. disconnected
  4. detached
  5. transcribed
  6. struck
  7. set down
  8. disassembled
Verb
  • Another fatal flaw of tariffs that undermines their role in bringing back jobs is how they can be dismantled overnight by the next administration.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Army has made a huge splash in their first season in the AAC, running the table in conference play, Army's only blemish this season came against the powerhouse Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who dismantled them 49-14 in a non-conference matchup.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • Dylan recorded it in July 1962.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • So far this year, the Police Department has recorded more than 57,000 retail thefts; at this time last year, there were 55,543.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • We’re disconnected from our animal self.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of disconnected
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  • In their effort to appeal to the broadest possible customer base, most demos are impersonal tutorials that sound canned, and therefore, detached from the audience.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Brit received a 10-second penalty for failing to slow down under double yellow flags, which was triggered when Alex Albon's wing mirror detached and ended up on the track.
    Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Activating the Pay Attention feature causes a Moto device to begin recording audio, which can be transcribed and summarized for future reference.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That conversation, edited for length and clarity, has been transcribed below.
    Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of transcribed
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  • Which struck me as odd because why take a principled stand to publish something that wasn’t even memorable enough to stick in my brain?
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The night that tragedy struck on Calumet Farm was beautiful, cool and peaceful.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of struck
Verb
  • Matching interests is closely related to pathos, the appeal to the emotions of the audience, and is one of the three essential elements of persuasion set down by Aristotle over two millennia ago.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The order’s practices were set down by the first chief steward, Marc Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet in the colony at Port-Royal.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of set down
Verb
  • So popular was the Crystal Palace that, instead of facing demolition after the exhibition ended, it was completely disassembled, moved and rebuilt in Sydenham Hill.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Among the largest in France, its 8,000 pipes, coated in lead dust during the fire, were disassembled, cleaned, and retuned entirely by ear.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of disassembled
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