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put on

verb
  1. To don (clothing, equipment or the like).

    "Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold."

  2. To fool, kid, deceive.

    "She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is."

  3. To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.

    "He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine."

Synonymsbeclothe, hoodwink, put down, hasten
Antonymsdoff, take off, take off, take off

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