put down vs notate

put down and notate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of put down include transcribe, dash down, dash off, note, take down.

put down (verb)	notate (verb)
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.	put into notation, as of music or choreography
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