destroy vs put down

destroy and put down both are verbs.

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

As verbs, destroy and put down are synonyms defined as:

destroy (verb)	put down (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
destroy completely; damage irreparably	make a record of; set down in permanent form
put (an animal) to death	put in a horizontal position
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of	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