put across

/pʊɾ əˈkrɑs/

/pʊt əˈkrɒs/
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Other forms: puts across

Definitions of put across
  1. verb
    transmit information
    synonyms: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on
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    implant, plant
    put firmly in the mind
    send a message
    give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
    relay
    pass along
    get across, put over
    communicate successfully
    bespeak, call for, quest, request
    express the need or desire for; ask for
    acknowledge, receipt
    report the receipt of
    carry
    pass on a communication
    deliver, render, return
    pass down
    message
    send as a message
    message
    send a message to
    order
    make a request for something
    ask
    make a request or demand for something to somebody
    encore
    request an encore, from a performer
    petition
    write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
    demand
    request urgently and forcefully
    appeal, invoke
    request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
    supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
    apply
    ask (for something)
    beg, solicit, tap
    make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
    reserve
    obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
    challenge
    ask for identification
    beg off, excuse
    ask for permission to be released from an engagement
    demand
    ask to be informed of
    claim
    ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
    call for, invite
    request the participation or presence of
    ask in, invite
    ask to enter
    desire
    express a desire for
    beg
    ask to obtain free
    arrogate, claim, lay claim
    demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
    ask over, ask round, invite
    invite someone to one's house
    call
    call a meeting; invite or command to meet
    ask out, invite out, take out
    make a date
    book, hold, reserve
    arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
    text
    send a brief electronic communication from one cellphone to another
    type of:
    communicate, convey, transmit
    transfer to another
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