lay down(v = verb.cognition) establish, make - institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
is one way to create, make
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

VB  resign, give up, throw up, lay down, throw up the cards, wash one's hands of, abjure, renounce, forego, disclaim, retract, deny, abrogate, desert, get rid of, abdicate, vacate, vacate one's seat, accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, retire, tender one's resignation.

VB  relinquish, give up, abandon, desert, forsake, leave in the lurch, go back on, depart from, secede from, withdraw from, back out of, leave, quit, take leave of, bid a long farewell, vacate, renounce, forego, have done with, drop, disuse, discard, wash one's hands of, drop all idea of, break off, leave off, desist, stop, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, quit one's hold, give over, shut up shop, throw up the game, throw up the cards, give up the point, give up the argument, pass to the order of the day, move to the previous question, relinquish, give up, surrender, yield, cede, let go, let slip, spare, drop, resign, forego, renounce, abandon, expropriate, give away, dispose of, part with, lay aside, lay apart, lay down, lay on the shelf, set aside, put aside, put away, make away with, cast behind, maroon, give notice to quit, give warning, supersede, be rid of, get rid of, be quit of, get quit of, eject, rid oneself of, disburden oneself of, divest oneself of, dispossess oneself of, wash one's hands of, discard, cast off, dismiss, cast away, throw away, pitch away, fling away, cast aside, cast overboard, cast to the dogs, throw aside, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, pitch aside, pitch overboard, pitch to the dogs, fling aside, fling overboard, fling to the dogs, cast to the winds, throw to the winds, sweep to the winds, put away, turn away, sweep away, jettison, reject, quit one's hold, quitclaim.

VB  pay, defray, make payment, paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance, cash, honor a bill, acknowledge, redeem, pay in kind, pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing, pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs, do the needful, shell out, fork out, cough up, fork over, come down with, come down with the dust, tickle the palm, grease the palm, expend, put down, lay down, discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of, foot the bill, account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with, strike a balance, settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with, quit scores, wipe off old scores, clear off old scores, satisfy, pay in full, satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands, clear, liquidate, pay up, pay old debts, disgorge, make repayment, repay, refund, reimburse, retribute, make compensation, pay by credit card, put it on the plastic.

VB  place, situate, locate, localize, make a place for, put, lay, set, seat, station, lodge, quarter, post, install, house, stow, establish, fix, pin, root, graft, plant, shelve, pitch, camp, lay down, deposit, reposit, cradle, moor, tether, picket, pack, tuck in, embed, imbed, vest, invest in, billet on, quarter upon, saddle with, load, lade, freight, pocket, put up, bag, inhabit, domesticate, colonize, take root, strike root, anchor, cast anchor, come to an anchor, sit down, settle down, settle, take up one's abode, take up one's quarters, plant oneself, establish oneself, locate oneself, squat, perch, hive, se nicher, bivouac, burrow, get a footing, encamp, pitch one's tent, put up at, put up one's horses at, keep house, endenizen, naturalize, adopt, put back, replace.

VB  be horizontal, lie, recline, couch, lie down, lie flat, lie prostrate, sprawl, loll, sit down, render horizontal, lay down, lay out, level, flatten, prostrate, knock down, floor, fell.

VB  assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say, affirm, predicate, declare, state, protest, profess, put forth, put forward, advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend, depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call Heaven to witness, vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon, emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word, rap out, repeat, reassert, reaffirm, announce, acknowledge, attest, adjure.

back down, bargain down, batten down, bear down, bear down on, bear down upon, beat down, bed down, belt down, blow down, bog down, boil down, bolt down, bow down, bowed down, break down, bring down, broken down, brush down, buckle down, bunk down, burn down, call down, calm down, camp down, cascade down, cast down, choke down, chop down, clamp down, clamp down on, climb down, close down, come down, come down on, cool down, count down, crack down, crack down on, cut down, dash down, deep down, die down, doss down, down, down at the heel, down easter, down feather, down in the mouth, down pat, down payment, down quark, down syndrome, down the drain, down the stairs, down town, down under, drag down, dress down, dressing down, drink down, drop down, duck down, dwindle down, easy lay, ebb down, face down, fall down, fight down, flag down, flap down, flump down, flush down, freeze down, garbage down, get down, go down, go down on, goose down, grind down, gun down, hampshire down, hand down, handed down, hands down, hanging down, have down, hold down, hoot down, hose down, hunker down, hunkered down, hunt down, john l. h. down, jot down, jumping up and down, keep down, kick down, kip down, knock down, knuckle down, lay, lay aside, lay away, lay before, lay by, lay claim, lay down the law, lay eyes on, lay figure, lay hands on, lay in, lay into, lay it on thick, lay low, lay off, lay on, lay on the line, lay out, lay over, lay reader, lay shaft, lay the foundation, lay to, lay to rest, lay up, lay waste, lay waste to, lay witness, let down, letting down, lie down, live down, load down, loaded down, look down on, look down upon, low down, mark down, melt down, mow down, nail down, narrow down, pare down, peg down, pin down, pipe down, place down, plank down, play down, plonk down, plump down, plunk down, pour down, press down, press down on, pull down, push down, put down, quiet down, rain down, ram down, ratchet down, rattle down, remain down, roll down, rope down, round down, rub down, run down, sag down, scale down, send down, set down, settle down, shake down, shoot down, shout down, shower down, shut down, simmer down, sit down, sit down strike, sit down with, sleek down, slick down, slide down, slim down, slow down, slowing down, sluice down, split down, sponge down, stamp down, stand down, stare down, steady down, step down, stepping down, strike down, strip down, swan's down, swill down, swoop down upon, take down, take lying down, talk down, tamp down, tear down, tearing down, throw down, thumbs down, tie down, tone down, toned down, touch down, track down, tramp down, tread down, trim down, tune down, turn down, turn thumbs down, turn upside down, up and down, upside down, vote down, wash down, water down, watered down, wear down, weigh down, weighed down, weight down, weighted down, whack down, whittle down, wolf down, write down, written down