Cases of word usage

1) to put an end to (a law, an old custom, war etc.) (abolish)

2) to put something right, change something in order to make it suitable for new conditions or use (adjust)

3) to let or put air into (something) (aerate)

4) to put oil or ointment on (a person) as a religious ceremony (anoint)

5) a set of tools, instruments or equipment put together for a purpose (apparatus)

6) put to particular use (applied)

7) to put (things) in good order (arrange)

8) (of a person) able to put thoughts and feelings into clear speech (articulate)

9) heavy material (e.g. rock, iron, sand, water) put into a ship to keep it steady or used to make a road or a railway (ballast)

10) a barrier of objects (e.g. sacks of sand) put in front of something as a defence (barricade)