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[ verb ] put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Examples

: "use your head!" "I can't make use of this tool" "Apply a magnetic field here" "This thinking was applied to many projects"

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

One can apply these facts to Britain in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as she spread her dominion over palm and pine , and they can be applied again to the United_States in more recent years .

One can apply these facts to Britain in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as she spread her dominion over palm and pine , and they can be applied again to the United_States in more recent years .

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

Experiments were made on an electric arc applying a porous graphite anode cooled by a transpiring gas ( Argon ) .

Feed_back of the energy transferred to the anode by applying gas transpiration through the anode .

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

Corrections were applied for modulation broadening , apparatus background , and field shift .

2
[ verb ] be pertinent or relevant or applicable

Synonyms

hold go_for

Examples

"The same laws apply to you!" "This theory holds for all irrational numbers" "The same rules go for everyone"

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

This applies to his picture of Adam .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

The royalty applies to both principal and interest , but it never exceeds 5 percent .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

To_what_extent such low_density applies to micrometeorites is unknown .

The figures in the next-to-last column are derived with the assumption of 50 per_cent shielding by the Earth ; hence , these figures apply immediately above the Earth 's atmosphere .

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

Also , for the present , great caution should be exercised in the choice of an experimental animal for pulmonary studies if they are to be applied to man .

Related terms

refer lend_oneself

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[ verb ] apply oneself to

Synonyms

utilize implement

Examples

"Please apply yourself to your homework"

Used in print

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

The applicant pays the rest of the cost , but his own time spent on the work and charges for the use of equipment which he owns may be applied toward his share of the cost .

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

The third method was , to our knowledge , successfully applied for_the_first_time by C._Sheer and co-workers ( Ref. 2 ) .

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

In the above development we have applied the thermodynamics_of_equilibrium ( referred to by some as thermostatics ) to the steady state .

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

Modifications of the last technique have been applied by several groups of investigators .

Five milliamperes / cell were applied for 18 hr , after which the strips were stained with bromophenol_blue and densitometry was carried_out using a Spinco_Analytrol .

4
[ verb ] ask (for something)

Examples

"He applied for a leave of absence" "She applied for college" "apply for a job"

Used in print

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist .

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

When he heard that Paul_Whiteman was looking_for singers to replace the Rhythm_Boys , Mercer applied and got the job , `` not for my voice , I 'm sure , but because I could write songs and material generally '' .

(Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)

You may apply for such an extension by filing Form_2688 , Application_For_Extension_Of_Time_To_File , with the District_Director_of_Internal_Revenue for your district , or you may make your application in a letter .

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

The position of receptionist was opened in a large office and an announcement was made to the other girls already working that they could apply for this job which had higher prestige and slightly higher salary than typing and clerking positions .

Related terms

request put_in application

5
[ verb ] apply to a surface

Synonyms

put_on

Examples

: "She applied paint to the back of the house" "Put on make-up!"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Whee the People : Lovely_Thrush_Annamorena gave_up a promising show_biz career to apply glamor touches to her hubby , Ray_Lenobel 's fur firm here .

(The Christian Science Monitor...)

Although the false glamour surrounding bourbon or other whisky commercials is possibly no_more fatuous than the pseudo-sophistication with which TV soft-drinks are downed or toothpaste applied , there is a sad difference between enticing a viewer into sipping Oopsie-Cola and gulling him into downing bourbon .

(Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)

The bottom planking is applied in the same manner .

Using a cheap brush , coat one side of the bottom with the resin and_then apply the cloth .

When the cloth is smooth , apply another coat of resin , spreading it with a paint_roller .

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[ verb ] be applicable to; as to an analysis

Synonyms

lend_oneself

Examples

"This theory lends itself well to our new data"

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

This has an interesting analogy with the assumption stated by Philippoff that `` the deformational mechanics of elastic solids can be applied to flowing solutions '' .

If it is assumed that the formula given by Lodge of * * f , cosec 2lc applies , the pressure difference along the major_axes can be calculated from the angle of inclination of the major_axis , and from this the interfacial_tension can be calculated .

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

This creates an amusing effect because its position in a sentence seems to make it apply to the wrong word .

Related terms

defy application

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[ verb ] give or convey physically

Synonyms

give

Examples

: "She gave him First Aid" "I gave him a punch in the nose"

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

Argiento made him lie_down on the bed , brought a pan of hot water , dipped some clean white linen cloth and applied it to extract the splinter .

Argiento never left his side , keeping the water boiled , applying hot compresses throughout the night .

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[ verb ] avail oneself to

Synonyms

practice use

Examples

"apply a principle" "practice a religion" "use care when going down the stairs" "use your common sense" "practice non-violent resistance"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

The medical title of `` Lobar_Ventilation_in_Man '' by Drs._C._J._Martin and A._C._Young , covers a brief paper which is one part of a much larger effort to apply electronics to the study of the respiratory process .

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[ verb ] refer (a word or name) to a person or thing

Examples

"He applied this racial slur to me!"

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

It would have been unwise policy , for_instance , to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman .

Related terms

denote application

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[ verb ] ensure observance of laws and rules

Synonyms

enforce implement

Examples

"Apply the rules to everyone";

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

Moreover , Moscow appeared determined to apply the tripartite veto principle to the executive organs of all international bodies , including the U._N._Secretariat and the International_Control_Commission for Laos .

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[ verb ] apply oneself to

Examples

"Please apply yourself to your homework"

Related terms

give attend

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