apply
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(verb) ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
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Related Words: bespeak, call for, put in, quest, request, submit |
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(verb) refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" |
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Related Words: denote, refer |
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(verb) apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
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Related Words: attend, commit, dedicate, devote, give |
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(verb) 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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Synonyms: go for, hold |
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Related Words: bear on, come to, concern, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on |
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(verb) apply to a surface: "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" |
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Synonyms: put on |
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Related Words: clap on, coldcream, cover, cream, dab, daub, dress, putty, slam on, slap on, sponge on, swab, swob |
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(verb) give or convey physically: "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
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Synonyms: give |
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Related Words: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, tread |
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(verb) make use of; "implement a procedure" |
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Synonyms: implement, utilize |
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Related Words: misapply, put to work, work |
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(verb) avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs" |
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Synonyms: practice, use |
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Related Words: carry out, effect, follow |
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(verb) be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" |
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Synonyms: lend oneself |
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(verb) ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; |
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Synonyms: enforce, implement |
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Related Words: clamp down, compel, execute, get tough, obligate, oblige, run |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: employ, use, utilise, utilize |
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Related Words: address, assign, avail, cannibalise, cannibalize, commit, dedicate, devote, enjoy, exercise, exert, exploit, extend, fall back, give, misapply, misuse, overdrive, overuse, ply, put, put to work, recur, recycle, reprocess, resort, reuse, share, strain, take, tap, waste, work |
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