apply Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To lay or put on or to (lit. and fig.)1. ădhĭbĕo, 2 (with ad or dat.)2. admŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (with ad or dat.)3. appōno, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 3 (with ad or dat.)4. impōno, 3 (esp. of medical a.s5. sŭperpōno, 3 (used like impono)6. subdo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (prop. to apply from beneath, with dat.)II. To employ for a given purposeIII. To refer, useIV. To direct one's attention or efforts towards1. confĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with refl. pron.2. ădhĭbĕo, 23. applĭco, 1 (with refl. pron. and ad)4. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (with acc. of direct object)5. incumbo, cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, 3 (implying earnest application, with ad, in, or dat.)6. insisto, stĭti, 3 (= incumbo, with acc., in, or dat.)B. Intrans.I. To refer or relate to1. accīdĭt, 3 (impers., foll. by in)2. pertĭneo, 2 (foll. by ad)3. convĕnio, 4 (with dat.)4. cădo, cĕcĭdi, cāsum, 3 (foll. by in and acc.)II. To ask the help or advice of1. aggrĕdĭor, gressus, 32. convĕnio, 4 (with acc.3. perfŭgio, confŭgio (to a. for protection to any one) • apply: A. Trans.: I. To lay or put on or to (lit. and fig.): 1. ădhĭbĕo, 2 (with ad or dat.): to a. healing hands to wounds, medicas a. manus ad vulnera, Virg.: to a. the spur to one, the bit to another, alteri calcaria a., alteri frenos, Cic. 2. admŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (with ad or dat.): red-hot plates of metal were repeatedly a.'d to a Roman citizen, ardentes laminae civi Romano admovebantur, Cic.: to a. eloquence to the minds of jurymen, animis judicum a. orationem, Cic. 3. appōno, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 3 (with ad or dat.): to a. a cloak to a wound, paenulam ad vulnus a., Suet.: to a. a candle to the folding doors, candelam valvis a., Juv. 4. impōno, 3 (esp. of medical a.s: with in or dat.): garlic is a.'d to wounds, allium imponitur in vulnera, Plin. 5. sŭperpōno, 3 (used like impono): Cels.: Plin. 6. subdo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (prop. to apply from beneath, with dat.): to a. spurs to a horse, calcaria equo s., Liv. Fig.: to a. incentives to the intellect, ingenio stimulos s., Ov.: to a. fire to the irritated minds of the soldiers, irritatis militum animis s. ignem, Liv. II. To employ for a given purpose: confĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with ad or in): to a. booty to the adornment of the city, praedas in urbis ornamenta c., Cic.: v. to employ, devote. III. To refer, use: q. v. IV. To direct one's attention or efforts towards: 1. confĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with refl. pron.: foll. by ad): to a. oneself to literature, writing, se ad studia literarum, ad studium scribendi c., Cic. 2. ădhĭbĕo, 2: a. your mind, animum adhibe, Lucr.: a. yourself to true reason, te adhibe veram ad rationem, Lucr. 3. applĭco, 1 (with refl. pron. and ad): the mind a.s itself to virtue, ad virtutem animus se a., Cic.: to a. oneself to philosophy, se ad philosophiam a., Cic. 4. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (with acc. of direct object): as soon as I a.'d myself to public business, ut primum forum attigi, Cic. 5. incumbo, cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, 3 (implying earnest application, with ad, in, or dat.): he a.'d himself to the war, in bellum incubuit, Caes.: to a. oneself to avenging the wrongs of the state, ad ulciscendas reipublicae injurias i., Cic.: to a. oneself to a new thought, novae cogitationi i., Tac. 6. insisto, stĭti, 3 (= incumbo, with acc., in, or dat.): he a.s himself wholly to the war, totus in bellum insistit, Caes.: to a. oneself to a task, munus i., Cic.: to a. oneself to studies, studiis i., Quint. B. Intrans.: I. To refer or relate to: 1. accīdĭt, 3 (impers., foll. by in): that expression of yours a.s exactly to yourself, istuc verbum vere in te accidit, Ter. 2. pertĭneo, 2 (foll. by ad): this art is extensive in its scope, and a.s to many, haec ars late patet et ad multos p., Cic.: he begins to see clearly how far each thing affects and a.s to himself, quatenus quicquid se attingat ad seque pertineat perspicere coepit, Cic.: this a.s to those people who, etc., hoc ad illos p., etc., Phaedr.: v. application (fin.) 3. convĕnio, 4 (with dat.): this complaint (in a fable) a.s to the man who has been cheated by hope, quem spes delusit, huic querela c., Phaedr.: v. applicable (2). 4. cădo, cĕcĭdi, cāsum, 3 (foll. by in and acc.): these words a. especially to a man who, etc., in eum c. hoc verbum maxime, qui, etc., Cic. II. To ask the help or advice of: 1. aggrĕdĭor, gressus, 3: I will a. to Locusta (an architect) at Rome, Locustam ego Romae aggrediar, Cic. 2. convĕnio, 4 (with acc.: to have an interview with any one, whether on business, for advice or otherwise): Cic.: v. interview, to have an. 3. perfŭgio, confŭgio (to a. for protection to any one): v. TO FLEE FOR REFUGE; also to consult.