reduce vs put down

reduce and put down both are verbs.

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

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

reduce: lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
put down: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Other hypernyms of reduce include degrade, demean, disgrace, take down.

reduce (verb)	put down (verb)
take off weight	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
cut down on; make a reduction in	make a record of; set down in permanent form
narrow or limit	put in a horizontal position
cook until very little liquid is left	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons	cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
make smaller	put (an animal) to death
reduce in size; reduce physically	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
make less complex	cause to come to the ground
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
be cooked until very little liquid is left
be the essential element
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
undergo meiosis
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
lessen and make more modest
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
put down by force or intimidation