adhibit
transitive verb
ad·hib·it
ad-ˈhi-bət
-ed/-ing/-s
1
: to let in (as a person or thing) : bring in
2
: affix
adhibit a label
3
archaic : use, administer
adhibit medicine
adhibition noun
ˌad-ə-ˈbi-shən
ˌad-hə-
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
Latin adhibitus, past participle of adhibēre to bring to, summon, admit to consultation, apply, from ad- + -hibēre (from habēre to hold)
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1