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put
verb(put)
attribute or give
Synonyms: assign,
Examples:
She put too much emphasis on her the last statement.
He put all his efforts into this job.
The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story.
put
verb(put)
formulate in a particular style or language
Synonyms: cast, couch, frame, redact,
Examples:
I wouldn't put it that way.
put
verb(put)
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
Synonyms: arrange, order, set up,
Examples:
I put these memories with those of bygone times.
put
verb(put)
put into a certain place or abstract location
Synonyms: lay, place, pose, position, set,
put
verb(put)
make an investment
Synonyms: commit, invest, place,
put
noun(put)
the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Synonyms: put option,
put
verb(put)
estimate
Synonyms: place, set,
Examples:
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M..
put
verb(put)
adapt
Examples:
Put these words to music.
put
verb(put)
cause (someone) to undergo something
Examples:
He put her to the torture.
put
verb(put)
cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
Examples:
That song put me in awful good humor.
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