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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Apply \Ap*ply"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden.
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.
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.
Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. --Milton.
4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
Apply thine heart unto instruction. --Prov. xxiii. 12.
5. To direct or address. [R.]
Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope.
6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
I applied myself to him for help. --Johnson.
7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
She was skillful in applying his ''humors.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
8. To visit. [Obs.]
And he applied each place so fast. --Chapman.
{Applied chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.
{Applied mathematics}. See under {Mathematics}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
applied
adjective
1: that are used; "an isotropic resonance shift...to lower applied fields"
2: concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; opposed to theoretical; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook [ant: {theoretical}]
3: put into practice or put to use; "applied physics"
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
apply
verb
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}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
applied See {apply}
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