All apply synonyms
apΒ·ply
A a verb apply
- relevant β bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- ask β If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- practice β habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- administer β If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
- implement β any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- relate β to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- pertain β to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- involve β to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- connect β If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- affect β If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- refer β to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
- spread β to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- claim β If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- appeal β If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- demand β If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- devote β If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
- study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- address β Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- commit β If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
- utilize β to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- assign β If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- regard β to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- allude β If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
- appertain β to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- suit β a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- touch β to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- anoint β To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- rub β to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- smear β to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- affix β If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing.
- paint β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- bestow β To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
- place β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- massage β the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- inquire β to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- sue β to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
- requisition β the act of requiring or demanding.
- petition β a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
- solicit β to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- persevere β to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- sweat β to perspire, especially freely or profusely.