<hw>Ap"pli*ca*tive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>applicatif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.</def> <i>Bramhall</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>
<h1>Applicatorily</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap"pli*ca*to*ri*ly</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By way of application.</def>
<h1>Applicatory</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap"pli*ca*to*ry</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the property of applying; applicative; practical.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>That which applies.</def></def2>
<h1>Appliedly</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap*pli"ed*ly</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By application.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<h1>Applier</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap*pli"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>He who, or that which, applies.</def>
<h1>Appliment</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap*pli"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Application.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Marston</i>
<h1>Appliqu\'82</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap`pli`qu\'82"</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>appliquer</ets> to put on.]</ety> <def>Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) <i>applied</i> or transferred to a foundation; <as>as, <ex>appliqu\'82</ex> lace; <ex>appliqu\'82</ex> work.</as></def>
<h1>Applot</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap*plot"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Applotted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Applotting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>plot</ets>.]</ety> <def>To divide into plots or parts; to apportion.</def>
<i>Milton.</i>
<h1>Applotment</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap*plot"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Apportionment.</def>
<h1>Apply</h1> <Xpage=73>
<hw>Ap*ply"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Applied</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Applying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>aplier</ets>, F. <ets>appliquer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets> to join, fix, or attach to; <ets>ad + plicare</ets> to fold, to twist together. See <er>Applicant</er>, <er>Ply</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing <i>to</i> another); -- with <i>to</i>; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> the hand to the breast; to <ex>apply</ex> medicaments to a diseased part of the body.</as></def>
<blockquote>He said, and the sword his throat <b>applied</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> money to the payment of a debt</as>.</def>
<p><b>3.</b> <def>To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> the testimony to the case; to <ex>apply</ex> an epithet to a person.</as></def>
<blockquote>Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom <b>applied</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>4.</b> <def>To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.</def>
<blockquote><b>Apply</b> thine heart unto instruction. <i>Prov. xxiii. 12.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>5.</b> <def>To direct or address.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
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