DICTOMETER

EMPLEAR (Spanish for "apply")

(apply, employ, practice, bruke, gjelde, henvende seg, søke, tilsette)

1. Synonyms:
   • Use
   • Utilize
   • Utilise
   • Apply
   • Employ
   Definitions:
   • put into service
   • make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
   Examples:
   • Use your head!
   • We only use Spanish at home
   • I can't use this tool
   • Apply a magnetic field here
   • This thinking was applied to many projects
   • How do you utilize this tool?
   • I apply this rule to get good results
   • Use the plastic bags to store the food
   • He doesn't know how to use a computer
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Apply
   • Hold
   • Go for
   Definitions:
   • be pertinent or relevant or applicable
   Examples:
   • The same laws apply to you!
   • This theory holds for all irrational numbers
   • The same rules go for everyone
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • ask (for something)
   Examples:
   • He applied for a leave of absence
   • She applied for college
   • Apply for a job
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Put on
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • apply to a surface
   Examples:
   • She applied paint to the back of the house
   • Put on make-up!
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Lend oneself
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • be applicable to
   • as to an analysis
   Examples:
   • This theory lends itself well to our new data
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Give
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • give or convey physically
   Examples:
   • She gave him First Aid
   • I gave him a punch in the nose
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Practice
   • Apply
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • avail oneself to
   Examples:
   • Apply a principle
   • Practice a religion
   • Use care when going down the stairs
   • Use your common sense
   • Practice non-violent resistance
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Enforce
   • Implement
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • ensure observance of laws and rules
   Examples:
   • Apply the rules to everyone
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
   Examples:
   • He applied this racial slur to me!
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Apply
    Definitions:
    • apply oneself to
    Examples:
    • Please apply yourself to your homework