adhibit

The doctor adhibits a bandage to the patient's arm.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To attach or affix: "adhibit" means to attach, affix, or apply something to something else, often in a formal or official context, such as signing a document or applying a seal.
   • To administer or apply: In medical or therapeutic contexts, "adhibit" means to apply or administer something, like a remedy, plaster, or medicine.

Usage Examples

• To attach or affix:

  • The notary will adhibit his official seal to the contract. (The notary will affix his seal to the document.)
  • Please adhibit your signature at the bottom of the page. (Please sign your name at the bottom.)

• To administer or apply:

  • The physician adhibited a healing ointment to the wound. (The doctor applied a healing ointment to the injury.)
  • The nurse adhibited the medicine to the patient. (The nurse administered the medicine to the patient.)

Advanced Usage

• In legal or formal contexts: "adhibit" is a formal term used primarily in legal, administrative, or historical documents.

  • The deed must be adhibited with the corporate seal to be valid. (The deed must have the corporate seal affixed to be legally binding.)

• In historical or literary texts: It may appear in older writing or scholarly works.

  • The scholar adhibited a note to the manuscript. (The scholar attached a note to the manuscript.)

Variants and Related Words

• Adhibition (noun): the act of adhibiting; the state of being adhibited.

  • The adhibition of the seal confirmed the document's authenticity. (The act of affixing the seal confirmed the document's authenticity.)

• Adhibited (adjective): having been attached, affixed, or applied.

  • The adhibited stamp indicated the payment of the fee. (The attached stamp indicated the fee had been paid.)

Synonyms

• Affix: to attach or fasten something to something else.
• Apply: to put something into operation or onto a surface.
• Administer: to give or apply something, especially medicine or treatment.
• Attach: to join or fasten something to something else.

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms are associated with "adhibit," as it is a rare, formal word.)

Phrasal Verbs

• (No phrasal verbs are derived from "adhibit.")