abase vs put down

abase and put down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abase	No	No	Yes	No
put down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put down is a hyponym of abase; that is, put down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abase:

Other hyponyms of abase include crush, smash, degrade, demean, disgrace, take down.

abase (verb)	put down (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
	make a record of; set down in permanent form
	put in a horizontal position
	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
	cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
	put (an animal) to death
	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
	cause to come to the ground