chronicle vs put down

chronicle is a noun but put down is not a noun.

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

As verbs, put down is a hypernym of chronicle; that is, put down is a word with a broader meaning than chronicle:

Other hypernyms of chronicle include enter, record.

chronicle (noun)	put down (noun)
a record or narrative description of past events

chronicle (verb)	put down (verb)
record in chronological order; make a historical record	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