go down vs locomote

go down and locomote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go down	No	No	Yes	No
locomote	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of go down include go, move, travel.

go down (verb)	locomote (verb)
grow smaller	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
stop operating
be defeated
be ingested
go under
disappear beyond the horizon
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
be recorded or remembered