Definition of apply

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Apply (v. t.) 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..

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Wringstaff :: Wringstaff (n.) A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.
Legalize :: Legalize (v. t.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
Applicatory :: Applicatory (a.) Having the property of applying; applicative; practical.
Theologize :: Theologize (v. t.) To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology.
Master :: Master (v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science..
Pollinate :: Pollinate (v. t.) To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
Misapply :: Misapply (v. t.) To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money..
Docimacy :: Docimacy (n.) The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology..
Randing :: Randing (n.) The act or process of making and applying rands for shoes.
Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc..
Self-applying :: Self-applying (a.) Applying to or by one's self.
Give :: Give (n.) To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study..
Pulvil :: Pulvil (v. t.) To apply pulvil to.
Application :: Application (n.) The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study..
Number :: Number (n.) To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building..
Limit :: Limit (v. t.) To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word..
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
Suffumigation :: Suffumigate (v. t.) To apply fumes or smoke to the parts of, as to the body in medicine; to fumigate in part..
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