he set down his thoughts : WRITE DOWN, put in writing, jot down, note down, make a note of; record, register, log.
we set down a code of practice : FORMULATE, draw up, establish, frame; lay down, determine, fix, stipulate, specify, prescribe, impose, ordain.
I set it down to the fact that he was drunk : ATTRIBUTE, put down, ascribe, assign, chalk up; blame on, impute.
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