apply
verb
1 apply
Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose:
— Apply a magnetic field here.
— I apply this rule to get good results.
synonyms: employ, use, utilise, utilize.
Roget 788:
borrow,
desume†.
hire,
rent,
farm;
take a lease,
take a demise;
take by the hour,
take by the mile,
take by the year
&c.;
hire by the hour,
hire by the mile,
hire by the year
&c.;
adopt,
apply,
appropriate,
imitate,
make use of,
take.
raise money,
take up money;
raise the wind;
fly a kite,
borrow from Peter to pay Paul;
run into debt
etc.
(debt)
806.
replevy [Law].
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Roget 677:
use,
make use of,
employ,
put to use;
put in action,
put in operation,
put in practice;
set in motion,
set to work.
ply,
work,
wield,
handle,
manipulate;
play,
play off;
exert,
exercise,
practice,
avail oneself of,
profit by,
resort to,
have recourse to,
recur to,
take betake oneself to;
take up with,
take advantage of;
lay one's hands on,
try.
render useful
etc.
644;
mold;
turn to account,
turn to use;
convert to use,
utilize;
work up;
call into play,
bring into play;
put into requisition;
call forth,
draw forth;
press into service,
enlist into the service;
bring to bear upon,
devote,
dedicate,
consecrate,
apply,
adhibit†,
dispose of;
make a handle of,
make a cat's-paw of.
fall back upon,
make a shift with;
make the most of,
make the best of.
use up,
swallow up;
consume,
absorb,
expend;
tax,
task,
wear,
put to task.
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Roget 521:
employ a metaphor
etc.
n.;
personify,
allegorize,
adumbrate,
shadow forth,
apply,
allude to.
Dutch: utiliseren, hanteren, benutten, aanwenden, bezigen, gebruiken, nemen, pakken, toepassen, verwerken
2 apply
Be pertinent or relevant or applicable:
— The same laws apply to you!.
synonyms: go for, hold.
Dutch: gelden, kloppen, opgaan, strekken, uitkomen, uitstrekken, valideren, vigeren
3 apply
4 apply
Apply to a surface.
synonym: put on.
5 apply
6 apply
Give or convey physically.
synonym: give.
7 apply
Avail oneself to:
— Apply a principle.
synonyms: practice, use.
8 apply
Ensure observance of laws and rules:
— Apply the rules to everyone.
synonyms: enforce, implement.
9 apply
Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing.
10 apply
Apply oneself to.
Dutch: toeleggen
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