abase vs take down

abase and take down both are verbs.

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

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

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

abase (verb)	take down (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of	make a written note of
	tear down so as to make flat with the ground
	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
	move something or somebody to a lower position