apply
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
use your head!
Types & categories
- dedicate hyponym
- play hyponym
- play hyponym
- pull out all the stops hyponym
- put hyponym
- ply hyponym
- address hyponym
- waste hyponym
- misuse hyponym
- avail hyponym
- overuse hyponym
- cannibalize hyponym
- reprocess hyponym
- exploit hyponym
- exploit hyponym
- strain hyponym
- exercise hyponym
- enjoy hyponym
- take hyponym
- share hyponym
- put to work hyponym
- implement hyponym
- resort hyponym
Related & opposite
- go for causes
- use derivation
- application derivation
- usefulness derivation
- user derivation
- utilizer derivation
- available derivation
- applicative derivation
- useable derivation
- usable derivation
- utilizable derivation
- practice verb group
Sense 2 verb
be pertinent or relevant or applicable
The same laws apply to you!
Types & categories
- concern hypernym
Related & opposite
- applicative derivation
- applicable derivation
- lend oneself verb group
Sense 3 verb
ask (for something)
He applied for a leave of absence
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- application derivation
- applier derivation
Sense 4 verb
apply to a surface
She applied paint to the back of the house
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- application derivation
- applicator derivation
- lotion derivation
Sense 5 verb
be applicable to; as to an analysis
This theory lends itself well to our new data
Related & opposite
- resist antonym
- application derivation
- applicative derivation
- applicable derivation
- go for verb group
Sense 6 verb
give or convey physically
She gave him First Aid
Types & categories
- dispense hypernym
- tread hyponym
- administer hyponym
Related & opposite
- give verb group
Sense 7 verb
avail oneself to
apply a principle
Types & categories
- follow hyponym
Related & opposite
- practice derivation
- custom derivation
- practice derivation
- application derivation
- use derivation
- applicable derivation
- use verb group
Sense 8 verb
ensure observance of laws and rules
Apply the rules to everyone
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- exempt antonym
- enforcement derivation
- enforcer derivation
- applicative derivation
Sense 9 verb
refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
He applied this racial slur to me!
Types & categories
- denote hypernym
Related & opposite
- application derivation
Sense 10 verb
apply oneself to
Please apply yourself to your homework
Types & categories
- dedicate hypernym
Related & opposite
- diligence derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | go for |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | usefulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | user |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | utilizer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | available |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | useable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | usable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | utilizable |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | practice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dedicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull out all the stops |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | put |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ply |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | address |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | waste |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | misuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | avail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cannibalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reprocess |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exercise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enjoy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | take |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | share |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | put to work |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | implement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | resort |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicable |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | lend oneself |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | concern |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | applier |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | request |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | put in |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lotion |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dab |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | daub |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gum |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dress |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cream |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cold-cream |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | putty |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sponge on |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | slap on |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | resist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicative |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicable |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | go for |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | give |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | dispense |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | tread |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | administer |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | custom |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicable |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | use |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | follow |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | exempt |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | enforcement |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | enforcer |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicative |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | oblige |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | execute |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | execute |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | denote |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | diligence |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | dedicate |