Synonyms for put through


Grammar : Verb
Spell : poot
Phonetic Transcription : pÊŠt

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Définition 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

Antonyms for put through

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