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apply

Verb

∙ 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. transitive
∙ 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. transitive
∙ 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. transitive
∙ To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline. transitive
∙ To betake; to address; to refer; generally used reflexively. transitive
∙ To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position). intransitive
∙ To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group. intransitive
∙ To busy; to keep at work; to ply. obsolete
∙ To visit. obsolete

Adjective

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