Apply (Verb)
Meaning 1
Ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
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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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- The label of lazy was applied to him by his family members because he wouldn't get a job.
- This nickname was applied to her due to her remarkable basketball skills in college.
- They applied the term local artist to her as she primarily focused on town-themed art.
- The cruel nickname Stick was applied to him due to his very thin body frame in high school.
- The phrase master of disguise was often applied to her because of her amazing acting skills.
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Meaning 6
Ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 7
Be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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- The methodology applies directly to our situation, allowing for efficient data collection and analysis.
- This statistical model can be applied to several types of datasets.
- The principles outlined in the textbook are also applicable to real-world problems.
- These findings apply equally to both urban and rural areas.
- The framework we developed can be applied to various business scenarios.
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Meaning 8
Give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 9
Apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 10
Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use 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".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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- The new software has been developed to apply advanced algorithms for faster processing speeds.
- The engineer will apply a magnetic field to align the particles in the mixture.
- She applies the concepts learned in her management course to make informed business decisions.
- In order to fix the machine, we had to apply a series of troubleshooting steps to identify the issue.
- Apply gentle pressure to the top of the mold to ensure the resin is evenly distributed.
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- Strain
- Exercise
- Avail
- Consecrate
- Devote
- Put To Work
- Overdrive
- Recycle
- Reuse
- Share
- Put
- Dedicate
- Resort
- Ply
- Exploit
- Extend
- Misuse
- Give
- Waste
- Play
- Tap
- Fall Back
- Work
- Exert
- Implement
- Address
- Enjoy
- Assign
- Recur
- Cannibalize
- Take
- Pull Out All The Stops
- Misapply
- Cannibalise
- Reprocess
- Overuse