| VERB | consumption | apply, use, utilize, utilise, employ | put into service |
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| stative | apply, hold, go for | be pertinent or relevant or applicable | |
| communication | apply | ask (for something) | |
| contact | apply, put on | apply to a surface | |
| stative | apply, lend oneself | be applicable to | |
| possession | apply, give | give or convey physically | |
| social | apply, practice, use | avail oneself to | |
| social | apply, enforce, implement | ensure observance of laws and rules | |
| communication | apply | refer (a word or name) to a person or thing | |
| social | apply | apply oneself to |
| Sounds | ahplay' | |
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| Rhymes | alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... | |
| Meaning | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
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| Synonyms | use, utilize, utilise, employ | |
| Cause to | apply, hold, go for | Be pertinent or relevant or applicable |
| Narrower | address | address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question |
| avail | Use to one's advantage | |
| cannibalize, cannibalise | Use parts of something to repair something else | |
| enjoy | Have benefit from | |
| exert, exercise | put to use | |
| exploit, work | Use or manipulate to one's advantage | |
| exploit, tap | Draw from | |
| fall back, resort, recur | Have recourse to | |
| give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | |
| implement | apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design | |
| misapply, misuse | apply to a wrong thing or person | |
| overuse, overdrive | make use of too often or too extensively | |
| play | employ in a game / game or in a specific position | |
| play | Use or move | |
| ply | Use diligently | |
| pull out all the stops | Use all resources available | |
| put, assign | Attribute or give | |
| recycle, reprocess, reuse | Use again after processing | |
| share | Use jointly or in common | |
| strain, extend | Use to the utmost | |
| take | travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route | |
| waste | Use inefficiently or inappropriately | |
| work, put to work | Cause to work | |
| Similar to | practice, apply, use | avail oneself to |
| Spanish | aplicar, aprovechar, emplear, esgrimir, usar, utilizar | |
| Catalan | aplicar, emprar, esgrimir, fer servir, usar, utilitzar | |
| Adjectives | applicative, applicatory | readily applicable or practical |
| Nouns | application | the act of bringing something to bear |
| Meaning | Be pertinent or relevant or applicable. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The same laws apply to you!" | |
| Synonyms | hold, go for | |
| Caused by | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Broader | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with | Be relevant to |
| Similar to | lend oneself, apply | Be applicable to |
| Spanish | aplicarse | |
| Catalan | aplicar-se, ser aplicable | |
| Adjectives | applicable | capable of being applied |
| applicative | readily applicable or practical | |
| Meaning | ask (for something). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Model | They apply to move | |
| Example | "apply for a job" | |
| Entailed by | interview | Go for an interview in the hope of being hired |
| Narrower | put in, submit | make an application as for a job or funding |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | solicitar | |
| Nouns | applicant, applier | a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment / employment or admission |
| application | a verbal or written request for assistance or employment / employment or admission to a school | |
| Meaning | apply to a surface. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | put on | |
| Narrower | cold-cream | put cold cream on one's face |
| cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body | |
| dab, swab, swob | apply (usually a liquid / liquid) to a surface | |
| daub | apply to a surface | |
| dress | put a dressing on | |
| gum | Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum | |
| putty | apply putty in order to fix or fill | |
| slap on, clap on, slam on | apply carelessly | |
| sponge on | apply with a sponge | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | aplicar | |
| Catalan | aplicar | |
| Nouns | application | the work of applying something |
| application | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | |
| applier | a device for applying a substance | |
| Meaning | Be applicable to; as to an analysis. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | lend oneself | |
| Opposite | defy, resist, refuse | elude, especially in a baffling way |
| Similar to | apply, hold, go for | Be pertinent or relevant or applicable |
| Spanish | aplicar, colaborar | |
| Adjectives | applicable | capable of being applied |
| applicative, applicatory | readily applicable or practical | |
| Nouns | application | the act of bringing something to bear |
| Meaning | Give or convey physically. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonym | give | |
| Entailed by | administer, dispense | Give or apply (medications) |
| Narrower | administer | Perform (a church sacrament) ritually |
| tread | apply (the tread) to a tire | |
| Broader | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | Administer or bestow, as in small portions |
| Similar to | give | Give (as medicine) |
| Spanish | aplicar, dar | |
| Meaning | avail oneself to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "apply a principle" | |
| Synonyms | practice, use | |
| Narrower | follow | adhere to or practice |
| Similar to | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Spanish | aplicar, practicar, usar, utilizar | |
| Catalan | aplicar, practicar | |
| Adjectives | applicable | capable of being applied |
| Nouns | application | the act of bringing something to bear |
| Meaning | ensure observance of laws and rules. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Apply the rules to everyone" | |
| Synonyms | enforce, implement | |
| Narrower | execute | carry out the legalities of |
| run, execute | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Opposite | exempt, relieve, free | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to |
| Spanish | aplicar, imponer | |
| Catalan | aplicar | |
| Adjectives | applicative | readily applicable or practical |
| Meaning | Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Broader | denote, refer | Have as a meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | aplicar | |
| Nouns | application | the act of bringing something to bear |
| Meaning | apply oneself to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Example | "Please apply yourself to your homework" | |
| Broader | give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause |
| Spanish | dedicarse | |
| Nouns | application | a diligent effort |
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