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our cat put down, which was very upsetting for us all. e abash,
humiliate, crush, silence, mortify, lower, take down (a peg or a
notch), shame, snub, deflate, slight, reject, dismiss: Waiters
have a way of putting people down if they behave presumptuously.
f take for, reckon, account, count, categorize, regard: Don't
put Martin down as a dunce just because he acts the fool now and
then. g belittle, diminish, disparage, deprecate, depreciate,
criticize, disdain, look down on, despise, contemn: They deny
being prejudiced, but they put down everyone who isn't exactly
like them. 17 put forth. a propose, offer, set forth, advance:
Several theories have been put forth on the function of
mitochondrial DNA. b grow, produce, send out or forth, bud,
flower: When the plant puts forth suckers, they must be pinched
back. c begin, set out, set forth, start: We put forth on our
voyage with great enthusiasm. d promulgate, issue, publish,
make known, make public: The committee have not put forth any
suggestions for improving traffic flow. 18 put forward. a
propose, present, tender, nominate, name; recommend: Your name
has been put forward as chair for next year's committee. b
suggest, offer, propose, set forth, put forth, present, submit,
tender, proffer, introduce, advance, propound, air, make known,
announce: No new solutions to the problem were put forward. 19
put in. a insert, introduce: Why did you put in a reference to
your mother? b spend, devote: During the holiday season I plan
to put in a lot of time to reading. c make: So, you finally
decided to put in an appearance. 20 put in for. a apply for,
request, ask for, petition for: He has put in for a transfer
twice and has been refused both times. b seek, apply for,
pursue, file: Do you really think that Jamieson will put in for
re-election? 21 put off. a postpone, delay, defer, put back,
stay, hold off, shelve, put or set aside, Chiefly US put over,
table: Consideration of your request has been put off till
tomorrow. b dismiss, get rid of, send away, turn away;
discourage, Colloq give (someone) the brush-off, US brush off:
The manager put me off when I went in to ask about a salary
increase. c dismay, disconcert, upset, confuse, disturb,
perturb, abash, distress, Colloq throw, rattle: Curiously,
Michael didn't seem a bit put off to learn about the murder. d
repel, disgust, sicken, revolt, nauseate: That television
programme on open-heart surgery really put me off. e leave,
depart, go (off), set off: We put off tomorrow morning for
Rockall. 22 put on. a don, clothe or attire or dress (oneself)
in, get dressed in, change or slip into: We put on our best