APPLIABLE
APPLI'ABLE, adjective [See Apply.] That may be applied. This word is superseded by applicable.
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APPLIANCE
APPLI'ANCE, noun The act of applying, or thing applied. obsolete
APPLICABILITY
APPLICABIL'ITY, noun [See Apply.] The quality of being applicable, or fit to be applied.
APPLICABLE
AP'PLICABLE, adjective That may be applied; fit to be applied, as related to a thing; that may have relation to something else; as, this observation is applicable to the case un...
APPLICABLENESS
AP'PLICABLENESS, noun Fitness to be applied; the quality of being applicable.
APPLICABLY
AP'PLICABLY, adverb In such a manner that it may be applied.
APPLICANT
AP'PLICANT, noun One who applies; one who makes request; a petitioner.The applicant for a cup of water declares himself to be the Messias.The court require the applicant to appe...
APPLICATE
AP'PLICATE, noun A right line drawn across a curve, so as to be bisected by the diameter; an ordinate.
APPLICATE-ORDINATE
AP'PLICATE-ORDINATE. A right line at right angles applied to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.
APPLICATION
APPLICA'TION, noun [Latin applicatio. See Apply.]1. The act of laying on; as the application of emollients to a diseased limb.2. The thing applied; as, the pain was abated by th...
APPLICATIVE
AP'PLICATIVE, adjective That applies.
APPLICATORY
AP'PLICATORY, adjective That includes the act of applying.AP'PLICATORY, noun That which applies.
APPLIED
APPLI'ED, participle passive Put on; put to: directed; employed.
APPLIEDLY
APPLI'EDLY, adverb In a manner which may be applied. [Not in use.]
APPLIER
APPLI'ER, noun One that applies.
APPLIMENT
APPLI'MENT, noun Application. [Not in use.]
APPLY
APPLY', verb transitive [Latin applico, of ad and plico, to fold or knit together; Gr. to knit, or twist; Eng. ply, display, and employ.]1. To lay on; to put one thing to anothe...
APPLYING
APPLY'ING, participle present tense Laying on; making application.
APPOINT
APPOINT', verb transitive1. To fix; to settle; to establish; to make fast.When he appointed the foundations of the earth. Proverbs 8:29.2. To constitute, ordain, or fix by decre...
APPOINTABLE
APPOINT'ABLE, adjective That may be appointed or constituted; as, officers are appointable by the Executive.
APPOINTED
APPOINT'ED, participle passive1. Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted.2. Furnished; equipped with things necessary; as, a ship or an army is well ap...
APPOINTEE
APPOINTEE', noun1. A person appointed. 'The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the appointee '2. A foot soldier in the French army, who, for long service a...
APPOINTER
APPOINT'ER, noun One who appoints.
APPOINTING
APPOINT'ING, participle present tense Setting; fixing; ordaining; constituting; assigning.
APPOINTMENT
APPOINT'MENT, noun1. The act of appointing; designation to office; as, he erred by the appointment of suitable men.2. Stipulation; assignation; the act of fixing by mutual agree...
APPORTER
APPO'RTER, noun [Latin porto.] A bringer in; one that brings into the country. [Not in use.]
APPORTION
APPO'RTION, verb transitive [Latin ad and portio, portion. See Portion and Part.]To divide and assign in just proportion; to distribute among two or more, a just part or share t...