1. apply - Adjective
2. apply - Verb
To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.
To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.
To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
To direct or address.
To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
To visit.
To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.
To ply; to move.
To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe intelligence consists not only in the knowledge but also in the skill to apply the knowledge into practice. Aristotle
I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music. Joan Miró
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. Colette
One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. Persian Proverb
Rise early, live soberly, and apply yourself with industry. American Proverb
He that is bitten by a dog must apply some of its hair. Dutch Proverb