Definition of apply

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

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Term :: Term (n.) To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate.
Betake :: Betake (v. t.) To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Spray :: Spray (v. t.) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) An instrument used to take up gold leaf from the pillow, and to apply it..
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
Screw :: Screw (v. t.) To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press..
Moralize :: Moralize (v. t.) To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation..
Practice :: Practice (v. i.) To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. that of medicine or of law..
Carbolize :: Carbolize (v. t.) To apply carbolic acid to; to wash or treat with carbolic acid.
Capper :: Capper (n.) An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.
Roughing-in :: Roughing-in (n.) The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it..
Starched :: Star-chamber (n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.
Entend :: Entend (v. i.) To attend to; to apply one's self to.
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To direct or address.
Appose :: Appose (v. t.) To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another).
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..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.
Chrismation :: Chrismation (n.) The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil..
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