to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are :
His theories have never really been put to the test.
to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are :
His theories have never really been put to the test.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005