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What does set down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word set down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To write.
  2. (transitive) To fix; to establish; to ordain.
  3. (transitive) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to allow passengers to alight.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To humiliate.
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And yet Vermeer seems willing to set down the areas of light and shade just as they occur.
I sighed, wished for an electric heater, then set down to the task of rekindling the fire.
The others nodded in mute agreement, assenting to the terms set down by the car's owner.
The dozens of sports that set down this weekend left a wake of destruction and ruin.
Teddy set down his cup, a definite clink resounding throughout the office, and leaned forward.
After the silence continues, the golden-haired woman set down her coffee and stepped behind her husband, resting her arms around him.

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