Display
Display verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Put on and display are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put on" instead a verb "Display".
Nearby Words: displayed, displaying
Put on
Put on verb - To place on one's person.
Both terms in one sentence
- He is captured by the Philistines and blinded, then put on public display in the temple.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Religion - Provides Examples of: And I Must Scream: Jarmassad, true heir to the throne of Xhandarre, was put on public display, imprisoned in a crystal cone.
Source: Literature / The Twilight Realm -
Stuffed into the Fridge: Beverly Katz is killed and put on gruesome display for the others to see.
Source: Series / Hannibal
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