Function and Put out

Function

Function verb - To have a certain purpose.

Put out and function are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put out" instead a verb "Function".

Put out

Put out verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.

Function and put out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Function" instead a verb "Put out".

Mutual synonyms

Both terms in one sentence

  • What's interesting is that fire extinguishers can actually function as a hand grenade (though they won't create a fire explosion a real grenade would and will put out fire instead).
  • Trivia / Math By reducing x of e^(xπi) to only integers you have a function with an imaginary part but can only take in and put out real numbers.
    Source: Trivia / Math
  • Human-Focused Adaptation The official novelisation of Doctor Who's Development Hell episode, "Shada", gives the two helpful human characters, who fulfilled their plot function and were then put Out of Focus in the original, roles about as prominent as that of the Doctor and Romana.
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