set down
Put in writing
Set down means to place something on a surface: She set down her coffee cup.
It also means to record in writing: The rules were set down centuries ago.
To set someone down is to let them out of a vehicle: The taxi set us down at the corner.
In British usage, to set someone down can mean to snub or rebuke them.
Establish or scholarly organization
- enactPass into law
- codifyOrganize into formal rules
- legislateMake official rules
- stipulateRequire as condition
decree · mandate · prescribe · formalize · ratify · sanction · ordain · rule
Preliminary version of text
- composeCreate or arrange
- penInk-filled writing tool
- authorCreator of written works
- inscribeCarve letters into surface
jot · note · scribble · transcribe · record · document · chronicle · write
Position or location
institute
Establish or scholarly organization
stipulate · decree · mandate · prescribe · formalize · ratify · sanction · ordain · rule · regulation
draft
Preliminary version of text
inscribe · jot · note · scribble · transcribe · record · document · chronicle · write · formulate
place
Position or location
station · plant · plop · plunk · drop · lower · settle · park · stow · leave
alight
To descend and settle
touchdown · runway · tarmac · airport · landing gear · approach · deplaning · stopover · layover · taxiing
ascribe
Attribute to a cause
impute · blame · accuse · cite · reference · account for · link to