apply

[Ap*ply·]

Apply means to put on a surface, like to apply makeup to your face before work. Apply also means to ask in a formal way. Long before you applied the makeup, you had to apply for the job.

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

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

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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

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apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

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give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

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ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";

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avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

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apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"

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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"

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be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"


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).


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.
He said, and the sword his throat applied.
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.
4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
Apply thine heart unto instruction.
5. To direct or address. [R.]
Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto.
6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
I applied myself to him for help.
7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
She was skillful in applying his "humors."
8. To visit. [Obs.]
And he applied each place so fast.
Applied chemistry. See under Chemistry. -- Applied mathematics. See under Mathematics.

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. 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. 3. To ply; to move. [R.]
I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water.
4. To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).

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.

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

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Usage Examples

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator.

I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in church - things like that - I think they are signs of the times and should not apply to modern-day life.

Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

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Other Usage Examples

Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.

For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else.

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

I had a great drama teacher, and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into: 6,000 people apply every year, and some of the schools only have 12 places. It's a phenomenally difficult thing to get into. And that excited me - I wanted that challenge.

And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not.

I knew from the beginning that privacy was going to be a huge issue, especially with regard to applying Total Information Awareness in counterterrorism. Because if the technology development was successful, a logical place to apply it was inside the United States.

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