take down
Britishverb
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to record in writing
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to dismantle or tear down
to take down an old shed
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to lower or reduce in power, arrogance, etc (esp in the phrase to take down a peg )
adjective
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Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs . [c. 1300]
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Take apart, dismantle, as in They took down the scaffolding . [Mid-1500s]
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Humble or humiliate; see take down a notch .
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Record in writing, as in Please take down all these price quotations . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
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Ukraine has begun using artificial intelligence-enabled robot guns to take down Russia's new and fast-moving jet-powered drones, the Ukrainian air force said Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ask one of those AI agents that isn’t plotting to take down civilization and boil us all in a giant tub of bacon grease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“The league requested DHS take down the video,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told The Times in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
An indoor season in which she landed her first world 800m title and smashed a 24-year world record heightened expectations that she would take down the sport's longest-standing mark outdoors.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Oh, baby, those records are so old. We’re going to have to take down this wallpaper because of the squares those things left on the walls.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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