apply

apply
verb
1 REQUEST PERMISSION/A JOB (I) to make a formal, usually written request for something such as a job, place in university, or permission to do something
(+ to): I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them. (+ for): Fletcher applied for the post of Eliot's secretary.
2 USE STH (T) to use something such as a method, idea, or law in a particular situation, activity, or process: In some cases tribunals fail to apply the law properly. | apply sth to: New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process.
3 AFFECT STH (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have an effect on or to concern a person, group, or situation
(+ to): The questions on this part of the form only apply to married men. | Many of the restrictions no longer apply.
4 apply yourself to work hard with a lot of attention for a long time: Stephen would do very well if only he applied himself.
5 MAKE STH WORK (T) to do something in order to make something such as a piece of equipment operate: apply the brakes | The crystal vibrates when a small electric current is applied to it.
6 SPREAD PAINT/LIQUID ETC (T) to put or spread something such as paint, liquid, or medicine onto a surface: Apply the cream evenly over the skin.
7 apply force/pressure to push on something
8 USE A WORD (T) to use a particular word or name to describe something or someone: The term `mat' can be applied to any small rug.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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