• ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "Apply for a job"
• refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"
• put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can''t make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied
• Apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
• give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
• 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"
• Apply oneself to; "Please Apply yourself to your homework"
• 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"
• be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

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