Definition of apply

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Apply (v. i.) 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..

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Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
Construe :: Construe (v. t. ) To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate..
Pulvil :: Pulvil (v. t.) To apply pulvil to.
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..
Clamp :: Clamp (v. t.) To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.
Screw :: Screw (v. t.) To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press..
Countermark :: Countermark (v. t.) To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth..
Remedy :: Remedy (n.) To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.
Pectoriloquy :: Pectoriloquy (n.) The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity..
Go :: Go (v. i.) To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show..
Moralize :: Moralize (v. t.) To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
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..
Silver :: Silver (v. t.) To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury..
Minister :: Minister (n.) To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
Steamboat :: Steam (v. t.) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc..
Applicative :: Applicative (a.) Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.
Recapper :: Recapper (n.) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to..
Practical :: Practical (a.) Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind..
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