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Meaning Of 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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with
attention; to attach; to incline.
v. t.
To direct or address.
v. t.
To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
v. t.
To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
v. t.
To visit.
v. i.
To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or
analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
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.
v. i.
To ply; to move.
v. i.
To apply or address one's self; to give application; to
attend closely (to).