mortify vs put down

mortify and put down both are verbs.

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

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

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

mortify (verb)	put down (verb)
undergo necrosis	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of	make a record of; set down in permanent form
hold within limits and control	put in a horizontal position
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites	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