application Copy link Outline I. The act of putting to1. ădhĭbĭtĭo2. appŏsĭtĭo3. expr. by part. of verbII. The thing appliedIII. The act of requestingIV. Direction of mind or effort1. stŭdĭum2. sēdŭlĭtasV. Reference, relation • application: I. The act of putting to: 1. ădhĭbĭtĭo: the a. of cupping-glasses, cucurbitarum a., Marc. Emp. 2. appŏsĭtĭo: the a. of a cupping-glass, cucurbitae a., Coel. Aur. 3. expr. by part. of verb: as, he supports the lad's fleeting life by the a. of herbs, pueri animam admotis fugientem sustinet herbis, Ov.: to cure by the a. of cupping-glasses, *cucurbitis adhibitis s. corpori appositis, sanare: v. to apply; employment. II. The thing applied: expr. by phr.: as, the leaves are employed alone as an external a., imponuntur per se folia, Plin.: myrtle wine is useful as an a., myrtidanum prodest appositu, Plin. III. The act of requesting: pĕtītĭo (esp. for an office): an a. for the consulship, p. consulatus, Caes.: Cic.: I cannot refuse your a., petitioni tuae negare non sustineo, Traj. ap. Plin.: v. canvass, request. IV. Direction of mind or effort: 1. stŭdĭum: to bestow a. and labour upon any thing, s. operamque in aliqua re ponere, Cic. 2. sēdŭlĭtas: Ov.: Suet.: v. industry, devotion, to devote (oneself). V. Reference, relation: Phr.: what then is the a. of this lengthy speech? quorsum igitur haec spectat tam longa oratio? Cic.: they confirm these things by explaining the a. of each, haec confirmant, interpretando quorsum quidque pertineat, Cic.: the a. of this (a fable) is to those who, etc., hoc dictum est illis qui, etc.; hoc pertinere ad illos dixerim., Phaedr.: so, haec significat fabula, etc., Phaedr.