put down vs chronicle

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

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

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

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

put down (verb)	chronicle (verb)
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.	record in chronological order; make a historical record
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