verbs
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"
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"
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
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"
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
cause (someone) to undergo something
"He put her to the torture"
is a type of (narrower)
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
"He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
adapt
"put these words to music"
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
is a type of (narrower)
adapt for performance in a different way
"set this poem to music"
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
"arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"