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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We build everything that day and then we take down that day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Allen probably has more in common with Ryan Routh, who famously infiltrated Trump International Golf Course in a harebrained scheme to take down the then–Republican presidential nominee.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
“So that means that we do need to take down the size of the company somewhat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The fallout escalated when Raina's editor was arrested, prompting him to take down the entire series.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
I take down my hair and arrange it in an approximation of the rough braid that the girls in Balekin’s house wore.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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