I. verb
Synonyms: gamble 1, bet, game, lay, play, set, stake, wager
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: don 1, assume, draw on, get on, huddle (on), slip (on), throw (on)
Antonyms: put off
2.
Synonyms: don 2, assume, pull, strike, take on
Related Word: affect, feign, sham, simulate; masquerade, pose
Idioms: make as if ( or as though)
3.
Synonyms: assume 4, act, affect, bluff, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate
Idioms: put on a (false) front, put on an act
4.
Synonyms: employ 2, engage, hire, take on
5.
Synonyms: stage , mount, produce, show