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v. put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"

set down, put down, place down

v. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"

write down, set down, get down, put down

v. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

record, enter, put down

v. make a record of; set down in permanent form

take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge

v. leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

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obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out

v. extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"

destroy, destruct

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

destroy, ruin

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

list

v. include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"

transcribe

v. rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

misdirect, misaddress

v. put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

shame

v. cause to be ashamed

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

embarrass, abash

v. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

situate, fix, posit, deposit

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

pitch

v. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

garner

v. store grain

put

v. adapt; "put these words to music"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

conceive

v. become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

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