[əˈplʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a formal application or request
(e.g: you need to apply to the local authority for a grant)

- be applicable or relevant
(e.g: prices do not apply to public holiday periods)

- put or spread (a substance) on a surface
(e.g: the sealer can be applied to new wood)

- give one's full attention to a task; work hard
(e.g: for two years, she applied herself to her studies with dedication)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aplier, from Latin applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’