apply /ə-plīˈ/ transitive verb (applyˈing; appliedˈ)- To lay or put in contact
- To administer
- To bring to bear
- To put to use
- To show the reference or relevance of
- To assign
- To ascribe (obsolete)
- To wield or ply
- To direct
- To devote (to a pursuit)
- To adapt (obsolete)
- To lay on as appliqué
- To cover with appliqué
intransitive verb- To suit or agree
- To have recourse
- To offer oneself as a candidate
- To make or lodge a request
- To be relevant
- To hold good
- To give close attention
- To betake oneself (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OFr aplier, and its source, L applicāre, -ātum, from ad to, and plicāre to fold applīˈable adjective (obsolete) - Applicable
- Compliant
applīˈance noun - Application
- An instrument or tool used for a particular purpose
- Apparatus
- A fire engine (old)
- Compliance (Shakespeare)
applicability /ap-li-kə-bilˈi-ti/ noun appˈlicable adjective (now also /-plikˈ/ in adjective and adverb) - That may be applied
- Suitable
- Relevant
appˈlicably adverb appˈlicant noun - A person who applies
- A petitioner
- A candidate for a post
appˈlicate adjective Put to practical use, applied applicāˈtion noun - The act of applying, administering or using
- A thing applied
- A formal request for a post, etc
- An appeal or petition
- Diligence
- Close thought or attention
- Employment, use of anything in special regard to something else
- A particular type of problem or process (computing)
- An application program (computing, informal)
- A bringing to bear
- The lesson or moral of a fable
- Employment of a word with assignment of meaning
- A kind of needlework, appliqué (archaic)
- Compliance (obsolete)
appˈlicātive adjective - Put into actual use in regard to anything
- Practical
appˈlicator noun A device or tool for applying something appˈlicatory /-kə-tər-i/ adjective Having the property of applying applied /ə-plīdˈ/ adjective - Placed with a flat surface against or close to something
- Turned to use
- (of an academic subject) put to use for a purpose rather than studied for its own sake, (opp to pure or theoretical)
appliˈer noun applications package, applications program, applications software or application package, application program or application software noun (computing) A package, program or software designed to cope with a particular job, such as payroll-processing, vehicle-scheduling, warehouse control, etc applied arts see useful under use2 |