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Definition of applied : of Apply

Synonyms:

enforced, related, devoted, adapted, shaped, pragmatic, tested

attributed, ascribed, connected, cited, assigned, acknowledged, imputed, cast, marked, placed, referred, set, attached, branded, blamed, accredited, credited

expended, toiled, wielded, labored, discharged

functioned, effected, conducted, operated, practiced, exercised, implemented, exerted, utilized, served, used, employed

besought, begged, pleaded, invited, implored, addressed, enticed, accosted, beseeched, buttonholed, solicited, greeted, entreated, appealed, supplicated, petitioned, requested, approached

bidden, claimed, bid, aspired, competed, sought, hoped

at hand, fitting, expedient, handy, effectual, serviceable, convenient, helpful, functional, practicable, usable, commodious, utilizable, reusable, advantageous, multipurpose, available, versatile, practical, beneficial, appropriate, all-purpose, suitable, useful, instrumental, utilitarian, effective, applicable, employable

Usage examples:

• Do you know what that uncle of yours, to whom you applied in 1829, was doing in Paris? - "The Lesser Bourgeoisie", Honore de Balzac.
• Some, indeed, will say, and with perfect truth, that there is nothing new in this doctrine, that they have long known and applied it. - "The Booklover and His Books", Harry Lyman Koopman.
• He applied himself to his work with an energy that surprised me, and I learned that he was taking the night- course at the University, as he had planned. - "The Gloved Hand", Burton E. Stevenson.