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put v. [
set, place, pose, position, lay] put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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put v. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing"
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put v. [
frame, redact, cast, couch] formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
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put v. [
assign] attribute or give; "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"
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put v. [
invest, commit, place] make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
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