Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to lower without removing < took down his pants>
2 a : to pull to pieces < take down a building> b : DISASSEMBLE < take a rifle down >
3 : to lower the spirit or vanity of
4 a : to write down < took down some notes> b : to record by mechanical means
intransitive verb : to become seized or attacked especially by illness