3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --T. Moore.
4. To apply or address one's self to give application; to
attend closely (to).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
apply
v 1: put into service; make work make use of of employ for a
particular purpose: "use your head!" "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" [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: make use of "implement a procedure" [syn: {implement}, {utilize}]
4: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence";
"She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
5: apply to a surface: "She applied paint to the back of the
house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: {put on}]
6: be applicable to as to an analysis; "This theory lends
itself well to our new data" [syn: {lend oneself}] [ant: {defy}]
7: give or convey physically: "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave
him a punch in the nose" [syn: {give}]
8: avail oneself to "apply a principle"; "practice a
religion"; "use care when going down the stairs" [syn: {practice},
{use}]
9: ensure observance of laws and rules "Apply the rules to
everyone"; [syn: {enforce}, {implement}] [ant: {exempt}]
10: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing "He applied
this racial slur to me!"
11: apply oneself to "Please apply yourself to your homework"
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