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put on Definition

• (s) adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
• (v) put clothing on one''s body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
• (v) add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"
• (v) put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!"
• (v) carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
• (v) add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
• (v) prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
• (v) apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
• (v) fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!"
• (v) increase (one''s body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

put on Synonyms

• apply
• assume
• assumed
• befool
• cod
• don
• dupe
• false
• fictitious
• fictive
• fool
• gain
• get into
• gull
• mount
• pretended
• put on
• put one across
• put one over
• sham
• slang
• take in
• turn in
• wear