| Main Entry: | applied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used |
Synonyms: |
activated, adapted, adjusted, brought to bear, correlated, devoted, enforced, exercised, practiced, related, tested, utilized |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into use |
Synonyms: |
administer, assign, bring into play, bring to bear, employ, engage, execute, exercise, exploit, handle, implement, practice, utilize |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be appropriate, relevant |
Synonyms: |
affect, allude, appertain, be applicable, be pertinent, bear upon, concern, connect, fit, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate, suit, touch |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put substance on another |
Synonyms: |
administer, affix, anoint, bestow, cover, fasten, join, lay on, massage, paint, place, put on, rub, smear, spread, touch |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, request |
Synonyms: |
appeal, claim, demand, inquire, petition, put in, put in for, requisition, solicit, sue |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
Synonyms: |
address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn |
| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispense something needed |
Synonyms: |
apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender |
Antonyms: |
deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
Synonyms: |
address, adjure, advance, apply, ask, beg, beseech, bid, call, call upon, claim, contest, crave, demand, entreat, hit on, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, propose, proposition, question, refer, require, resort to, solicit, strike, submit, sue, supplicate, urge |
Antonyms: |
deny, disclaim, recall, refuse, renounce, retract, revoke |
| Main Entry: | appertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belong, be connected |
Synonyms: |
apply, be characteristic of, be part of, be pertinent, be proper, be relevant, bear, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch upon, vest |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
Synonyms: |
angle, appeal, apply, beg, beseech, bite*, bum*, call for, charge, claim, command, contend for, crave, demand, entreat, file for, hit*, hustle*, implore, impose, knock*, levy, mooch, order, petition, plead, pray, promote*, request, requisition, seek, solicit, sue, supplicate, touch*, urge |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, tell |