Word Type

Verb

Adjective

The word "apply" can be used as verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

give give up quit up

Derived Terms

appliable appliance applicable applicant applicate application applicatory applier appliment apply oneself applyingly coapply deapply disapply misappliance misapply nonapplying overapply preapply reapply unapply underapply

Derived From

apple

Etymologically Related To

applicant ply

Inflected/Variant Forms

appley

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act administer agree allot ask for bear on bespeak call for check come to commit compel concern consecrate correspond cover deal deal out dedicate denote devote dish out dispense distribute dole out fit gibe give have to do with jibe lot match mete out move obligate oblige parcel out pertain quest refer relate request shell out tally touch touch on

Manner Of

denote give refer request

Related Terms

action address appliable appliance applicable applicant applicate application applier attach attempt attempt interview before before hiring before job betake bio candidate college college application colleges credit effort employment fill fill forms fill out finding finding job for for credit for loan form forms fruit get job getting getting job getting jobs give give paper group hiring incline individual interview job job attempt job form job request job search job seek jobs jobs colleges loan lotion member member sucking must new new job ointment out paper pertain process process for put put on putting putting on reapply red red fruit refer reflexively relevant request request job search seek seek job send send bio shorter shorter version spread spread on submit sucking testimony to use version visit you must

Similar Terms

employ give go for hold lend oneself practice use utilise utilize

Synonym Network

enforce give lend oneself practice put on use

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