| apply | (verb) ask (for something) | - |
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| (verb) refer (a word or name) to a person or thing | - |
| (verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | Synonyms: employ, use, utilise, utilize |
| (verb) coat, cover or smear a surface with | Synonyms: put on |
| (verb) give or convey physically | Synonyms: give |
| (verb) avail oneself to | Synonyms: practice, use |
| (verb) ensure observance of laws and rules | Synonyms: enforce, implement |
| (verb) apply oneself to | - |
| (verb) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | Synonyms: go for, hold |
| (verb) be applicable to; as to an analysis | Synonyms: lend oneself |
| comply | (verb) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | Synonyms: abide by, follow |
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| imply | (verb) express or state indirectly | Synonyms: connote |
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| (verb) suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic | - |
| (verb) have as a logical consequence | Synonyms: entail, mean |
| (verb) have as a necessary feature | Synonyms: involve |
| (verb) suggest that someone is guilty | Synonyms: incriminate, inculpate |
| misapply | (verb) apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly | Synonyms: misuse |
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| multiply | (verb) have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) | Synonyms: breed |
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| (verb) have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant | Synonyms: procreate, reproduce |
| (verb) combine or increase by multiplication | Synonyms: manifold |
| (verb) make multiple copies of | Synonyms: manifold |
| (verb) combine by multiplication | - |
| oversupply | (verb) supply with an excess of | Synonyms: flood, glut |
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| ply | (verb) give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | Synonyms: cater, provide, supply |
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| (verb) use diligently | - |
| (verb) wield vigorously | - |
| (verb) join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding | - |
| (verb) travel a route regularly | Synonyms: run |
| (verb) apply oneself diligently | - |
| reply | (verb) react verbally | Synonyms: answer, respond |
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| supply | (verb) state or say further | Synonyms: add, append |
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| (verb) give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | Synonyms: cater, ply, provide |
| (verb) give something useful or necessary to | Synonyms: furnish, offer, provide, render |
| (verb) circulate or distribute or equip with | Synonyms: issue |