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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Applying.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to
join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist
together. See Applicant, Ply.]
1. 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.
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He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden.
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2. 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.
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3. 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.
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Yet God at last
To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. --Milton.
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4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with
attention; to attach; to incline.
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Apply thine heart unto instruction. --Prov. xxiii.
12.
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5. To direct or address. [R.]
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Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope.
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6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
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I applied myself to him for help. --Johnson.
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7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
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She was skillful in applying his "humors." --Sir P.
Sidney.
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8. To visit. [Obs.]
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And he applied each place so fast. --Chapman.
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Applied chemistry. See under Chemistry.

Applied mathematics. See under Mathematics.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. i.
1. To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or
analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
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2. 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.
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3. To ply; to move. [R.]
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I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through
the water. --T. Moore.
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4. To apply or address one's self; to give application; to
attend closely (to).
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WordNet Apply
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a
particular purpose or for its inherent or natural
purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at
home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a
magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many
projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply
this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to
store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
[syn: use, utilize, utilise, employ]
2: 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" [syn: hold, go for]
3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence";
"She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the
house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: put on]
5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends
itself well to our new data" [syn: lend oneself] [ant: defy]
6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave
him a punch in the nose" [syn: give]
7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a
religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use
your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
[syn: practice, use]
8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to
everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement] [ant: exempt]
9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied
this racial slur to me!"
10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
[also: applied]

Moby Dictionary
accouter , accredit , address , administer , affix , allot , ally ,
appeal , appertain , apply for , apply to , appoint , appropriate ,
ascribe , ask , ask for , assign , associate , attach , attend ,
attribute , audition , authorize , bear , beg , beg leave , bend ,
beseech , bespeak , bestow , bid , bind , blanket , block , bracket ,
buckle down , call for , call on , call upon , canopy , carry out ,
cement , circulate a petition , cloak , clothe , cloud , commission ,
commit , concentrate , connect , cope , correlate , couple , cover ,
cover up , cowl , crave , credit , curtain , dedicate , demand , desire ,
devote , direct , do , dose , dose with , draw a parallel , dress up ,
drudge , eclipse , embellish , embrocate , employ , enforce ,
enforce upon , enrich , entreat , equate , equip , exercise , exploit ,
fasten , file for , film , finger , fit out , fix , focus , force ,
force upon , furbish , garnish , gear , give , glue , go , go after ,
grind , handle , hood , identify , implore , importune , impute , indent ,
interrelate , interview , lay on , lay over , link , make ,
make a request , make a requisition , make application , mantle , mask ,
memorialize , mete out to , muffle , name , nominate , obduce , obscure ,
occult , order , outfit , overlay , overspread , parallel , parallelize ,
pay attention , pertain , petition , place , pray , prefer a petition ,
prescribe for , press , put , put in , put in for , put in force ,
put in practice , put into execution , put on , put to use , put upon ,
recur , refer , register , relate , relativize , repair , request ,
requisition , rig , rub in , rub on , run , screen , scum , seek ,
set about , set off , shield , sign a petition , solicit , spread over ,
spruce up , stick , sue , suit , superimpose , superpose , supplicate ,
take on , tap , tend , throw , tie , toil , try out , turn , turn out ,
undertake , urge , use , utilize , veil , wed , whistle for , wish