Apply

·vt To direct or address.

II. Apply ·vt To Visit.

III. Apply ·vi To Ply; to Move.

IV. Apply ·vi To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).

V. Apply ·vt To Busy; to keep at work; to Ply.

VI. Apply ·vt To Betake; to Address; to Refer;

— used reflexively.

VII. Apply ·vt To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to Attach; to Incline.

VIII. Apply ·vt 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.

IX. Apply ·vi To Suit; to Agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.

X. Apply ·vt 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.

XI. Apply ·vi 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.

XII. Apply ·vt 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.