Dictionary definition · take down
verb
- move something or somebody to a lower position"take down the vase from the shelf"
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground"The building was levelled"
- make a written note of"she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).