Puts down - Crossword Clue

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Puts down.

6 letter answer(s) to puts down

ABASES
  1. belittles
  2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
  3. undermine
LIBELS
  1. a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
  2. print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
  3. the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
SCORNS
  1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
  2. look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
  3. open disrespect for a person or thing
  4. reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

7 letter answer(s) to puts down

ABASHES
  1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
BERATES
  1. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
  2. Tell off
  3. to scold
DEMEANS
  1. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
DERIDES
  1. treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

4 letter answer(s) to puts down

LAYS
  1. a narrative poem of popular origin
  2. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  3. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
  4. lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
  5. prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
  6. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
  7. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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