put down vs take down

put down and take down both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

Other synonyms of put down include degrade, demean, disgrace.

put down (verb)	take down (verb)
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.	make a written note of
make a record of; set down in permanent form	tear down so as to make flat with the ground
put in a horizontal position	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave	move something or somebody to a lower position
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