4 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.
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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) 2.0 [wn]:
apply
v 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 eng-fra [engfra]:
apply
[əplai]
appliquer, pratiquer