Antonyms for put through

Grammar : Verb

Spell : poot

Phonetic Transcription : pʊt

Definition of put through

Origin : late Old English *putian, implied in putung "instigation, an urging," literally "a putting;" related to pytan "put out, thrust out" (of eyes), probably from a Germanic stem that also produced Danish putte "to put," Swedish dialectal putta; Middle Dutch pote "scion, plant," Dutch poten "to plant," Old Norse pota "to poke."
Meaning "act of casting a heavy stone overhead" (as a trial of strength) is attested from c.1300. Obsolete past tense form putted is attested 14c.-15c. To put down "end by force or authority" (a rebellion, etc.) is from c.1300. Adjective phrase put out "angry, upset" is first recorded 1887; to put out, of a woman, "to offer oneself for sex" is from 1947. To put upon (someone) "play a trick on, impose on" is from 1690s. To put up with "tolerate, accept" (1755) was originally to put up, as in "to pocket." To put (someone) on "deceive" is from 1958.

As in perform : verb carry out, accomplish
As in prosecute : verb follow through, persevere
As in bring to pass : verb cause to happen
As in enact : verb authorize, legislate
As in engineer : verb devise; bring about
As in execute : verb carry out a task

Example sentences :

Also, your garments are as wrinkled as though you'd been put through a wringer.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Oh, we put through one of Mr. Colton's little trades for him, that's all.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The officer stepped to a wall phone and put through, a call.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

These may be put through alternately, or mixed as you grind.
Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer

I had got on to some bets he had put through with the aid of his dirty commissioners.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

If a pin is put through a lamp cord, a fuse is likely to blow out.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

We have put through one winter without a man in the house, and can again.
Extract from : « Darry the Life Saver » by Frank V. Webster

I expect now that the matter will be put through almost at once.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 » by Various

Guess if they had lived I'd been put through college and all the rest of it.
Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice

He couldn't have opened up freer if he'd been put through the third degree.
Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford

Synonyms for put through

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