English / phrasal verb
Mark down
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To reduce someone's score or grade for logical flaws or rule violations; to discount
In context
01
The adjudicators decided to mark down the proposition team for relying on ad hominem attacks.
02
If you fail to cite verifiable sources in your analytical paper, your grade will be marked down.
Synonyms
penalize,deduct points,downgrade
Antonyms
mark up,upgrade,reward
Collocations
mark down for fallacies,mark down heavily,mark down a score