apply

Verb

• apply oneself to
  • Please apply yourself to your homework
    

• refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
  • He applied this racial slur to me!
    

• ensure observance of laws and rules;
  • Apply the rules to everyone
    

• avail oneself to
  • apply a principle
    
  • practice a religion
    
  • use care when going down the stairs
    
  • use your common sense
    
  • practice non-violent resistance
    

• give or convey physically
  • She gave him First Aid
    
  • I gave him a punch in the nose
    

• be applicable to; as to an analysis
  • This theory lends itself well to our new data
    

• apply to a surface
  • She applied paint to the back of the house
    
  • Put on make-up!
    

• ask (for something)
  • He applied for a leave of absence
    
  • She applied for college
    
  • apply for a job
    

• 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
    

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • use your head!
    
  • we only use Spanish at home
    
  • I can't use this tool
    
  • Apply a magnetic field here
    
  • This thinking was applied to many projects
    
  • How do you utilize this tool?
    
  • I apply this rule to get good results
    
  • use the plastic bags to store the food
    
  • He doesn't know how to use a computer
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  enforce , implement , practice , use , give , lend oneself , put on , hold , go for , utilize , utilise , employ
• Antonyms: 
  exempt , relieve , free , defy , resist , refuse