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[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)[a] adopted in order to deceive(an assumed name an assumed cheerfulness a fictitious address fict

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[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)

[a] 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] 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)

[n] a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

[n] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

[n] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

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