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
“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
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
I had never seen anyone take down such a huge monster single-handedly.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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