Collect
Collect verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.
Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Usage example: you can put this box next to the bookshelf
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Never mind the fact that said "High Grade" figurines are meant to be collectible figurines for G-Fans to, well, collect and put on display on shelves NOT for children to play with.
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In the book Nagini bit him several times and, while no blood is specifically stated to have splattered, it did gush from his mouth, ears, nose and eyes, along with the memory that Harry has to collect and put into a phial for evidence.
Source: Family Unfriendly Death / Film -
Only when they collect and put the pieces together do they realize that the star actually contained the leader of the invading aliens who was trapped inside by Princess Peach, and that by putting the star together, they release her.
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