diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 53ff60ac..50c5bdab 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ Sender Class
         Send :py:data:`_DEAD` to the remote end, causing
         :py:meth:`ChannelError` to be raised in any waiting thread.
 
-    .. py:method:: put (data)
+    .. py:method:: send (data)
 
         Send `data` to the remote end.
 
diff --git a/mitogen/core.py b/mitogen/core.py
index 8218280d..1e3b891a 100644
--- a/mitogen/core.py
+++ b/mitogen/core.py
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@ class Sender(object):
             )
         )
 
-    def put(self, data):
+    def send(self, data):
         """Send `data` to the remote."""
-        _vv and IOLOG.debug('%r.put(%r..)', self, data[:100])
+        _vv and IOLOG.debug('%r.send(%r..)', self, data[:100])
         self.context.send(
             Message.pickled(
                 data,
diff --git a/tests/call_function_test.py b/tests/call_function_test.py
index 301b7798..d66864b4 100644
--- a/tests/call_function_test.py
+++ b/tests/call_function_test.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def func_accepts_returns_context(context):
 
 
 def func_accepts_returns_sender(sender):
-    sender.put(123)
+    sender.send(123)
     sender.close()
     return sender
 
diff --git a/tests/receiver_test.py b/tests/receiver_test.py
index 1d8c0c7b..3d67cf80 100644
--- a/tests/receiver_test.py
+++ b/tests/receiver_test.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import testlib
 
 def yield_stuff_then_die(sender):
     for x in xrange(5):
-        sender.put(x)
+        sender.send(x)
     sender.close()
     return 10