take down

British  

verb

1. to record in writing

2. to dismantle or tear down

   to take down an old shed

3. to lower or reduce in power, arrogance, etc (esp in the phrase to take down a peg )

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adjective

1. made or intended to be disassembled

take down Idioms  

1. Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs . [c. 1300]

2. Take apart, dismantle, as in They took down the scaffolding . [Mid-1500s]

3. Humble or humiliate; see take down a notch .

4. Record in writing, as in Please take down all these price quotations . [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

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take down

If tech bros are saying that AI might someday break containment and take down civilization, that sounds like an accountability sink coupled with an investor pitch.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

He said he had never posted a video after being asked not to, and no one had ever got in touch to ask him to take down a video.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But there are huge technological challenges in building a high speed missile to take down another missile travelling at thousands of miles per hour.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

I will take down any amount of food and I will not ask for a spit bucket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

I bet my mom couldn’t take down her mother’s list when she put up her own.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen