put together — synthesize ideas
To combine information, arguments, or perspectives from various sources to create a coherent and persuasive whole, especially in writing, presentations, or discussions.
Say it like a native
Textbook The essay synthesises perspectives from multiple sources.
Native The essay puts together ideas from a few different sources.
'Put together' naturally describes combining ideas into a whole; 'synthesise perspectives' is academic.
Pattern: put together + argument/report/analysis/case
In use
- She put together a compelling argument by drawing on research from several disciplines.academic
- In order to achieve a high band score, candidates must put together a well-structured essay that synthesizes information from multiple sources.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ She put together all the arguments in a coherent.
✓ She put all the arguments together into a coherent case.
'Put together INTO' a whole — don't leave 'coherent' dangling.
Common collocations
put together + ideas— the arguments, a case, the evidence, different views
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B1 sense ('assemble' physical objects) or the B2 sense ('prepare or organize' events or things), this sense focuses on the intellectual process of combining ideas or arguments, not physical items or event planning.
Related
- put together (assemble) — 'put together' also has the more basic meaning 'assemble'; this is the advanced sense.