put down
Belittling verbal jab
Put down has meanings that cluster around lowering or settling.
You put down a book when you set it on a table.
You put down a deposit when you commit money to a purchase.
To put down roots is to establish yourself in a place.
To put someone down is to criticize or belittle them: She's always putting him down in front of others.
To put down an animal is to euthanize it.
To put down a rebellion is to suppress it by force.
Painless death for suffering
- humaneMarked by kindness
- lethal injectionCapital punishment by needle
- veterinarianDoctor for animals
- painlessCausing no discomfort
terminal · incurable · sedation · peaceful · final moments · quality of life · grief · compassion
Express sharp disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- demeanLower in standing
insult · mock · ridicule · deride · scoff · jeer · taunt · humiliate
Forcibly end unrest
- subdueBring under control
- crushCompress with force
- squashFlatten by pressure
- stamp outForcefully eliminate or suppress
silence · stifle · smother · extinguish · quash · curb · repress · snuff out
mercy killing
Painless death for suffering
- humaneMarked by kindness
- lethal injectionCapital punishment by needle
- veterinarianDoctor for animals
painless · terminal · incurable · sedation · peaceful · final moments · quality of life · grief · compassion · dignity
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- disparageExpress low opinion of
demean · insult · mock · ridicule · deride · scoff · jeer · taunt · humiliate · embarrass
quell
Forcibly end unrest
stamp out · silence · stifle · smother · extinguish · quash · curb · repress · snuff out · squelch
deposit
Place for safekeeping
release · unload · plop · plant · settle · park · leave · station · position · situate
note
Short written record
register · enter · inscribe · transcribe · list · catalog · chronicle · annotate · minute · file
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, turn on, turn off, wait for
- disparagementdefame, denigrate, disparage, malign, slander
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- tauntstaunts, taunt, taunting, neener neener, insults
- degradebelittle, demean, humiliate, degrade, debase
- dismissalsgo away, get out, leave, scram, beat it