Passing on and Put down

Put down and passing on are semantically related. in reject topic. In some cases you can use "Put down" instead a verb "Passing on", when it comes to topics like stop, say no to, refuse permission.

Put down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Passing on and put down are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Passing on" with "Put down", this phrasal verbs are similar.