Definition of apply

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

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Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to..
Solicit :: Solicit (v. t.) To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms..
Apply :: Apply (v. i.) To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case..
Legalize :: Legalize (v. t.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
Therapeutical :: Therapeutical (a.) Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative.
Application :: Application (n.) The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
Manure :: Manure (v. t.) To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance..
Disinfector :: Disinfector (n.) One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying disinfectants..
Swab :: Swab (n.) A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc..
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) The act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) An instrument used to take up gold leaf from the pillow, and to apply it..
Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary..
Randing :: Randing (n.) The act or process of making and applying rands for shoes.
Use :: Use (v. t.) The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use..
Liquidate :: Liquidate (v. t.) In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness)..
Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors..
Embezzle :: Embezzle (v. t.) To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust..
Employ :: Employ (v. t.) To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies..
Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air..
Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc..
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