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apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
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bespeak,
request,
call for,
quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
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put in,
submit make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
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apply - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" |
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hold |
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lend oneself,
apply be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
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have-to doe with,
concern,
pertain,
bear on,
come to,
touch on,
relate,
refer,
touch be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
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apply - refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" |
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denote,
refer have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
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apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
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devote,
consecrate,
dedicate,
commit,
give set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
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