Apply

[ə'plaɪ]

Definition

(verb.) ask (for something); 'He applied for a leave of absence'; 'She applied for college'; 'apply for a job'.

(verb.) refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; 'He applied this racial slur to me!'.

(verb.) apply oneself to; 'Please apply yourself to your homework'.

(verb.) be pertinent or relevant or applicable; 'The same laws apply to you!'; 'This theory holds for all irrational numbers'; 'The same rules go for everyone'.

Inputed by Alisa--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.

(v. t.) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

(v. t.) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.

(v. t.) To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.

(v. t.) To direct or address.

(v. t.) To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.

(v. t.) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

(v. t.) To visit.

(v. i.) To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.

(v. i.) To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.

(v. i.) To ply; to move.

(v. i.) To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).

Typist: Yvette

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Lay upon, put or place upon.[2]. Appropriate, use, employ, exercise, ply, convert to use, put to use.[3]. Disperse, execute, carry out, put in practice.[4]. Devote, dedicate, addict, direct, engage, turn attentively, bend with diligence.

Editor: Lora

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Adduce, use, employ, allot, dedicate, devote, exercise, apportion, direct,engage

ANT:Disuse, divorce, discard, supersede, alienate, remove, misapply, misdirect,divert, misappropriate, misemploy

Typist: Weldon

Examples

Checked by Basil

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