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Definition

verb. to put something into use or action.

Example Sentence

She applies all her effort in studying her spelling words.

More Example Sentences

Students apply what they learn in class.

Synonyms

uses; implements; employs

Antonyms

fool around

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

applies
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • ais
  • ayes
  • bies
  • bise
  • buy's
  • buys
  • chi's
  • cries
  • crise
  • di's
  • dies
  • dise
  • dries
  • dyes
  • eis
  • eye's
  • eyes
  • eyes'
  • flies
  • fries
  • fry's
  • geis
  • gries
  • grise
  • guise
  • guy's
  • guys
  • guys'
  • highs
  • hise
  • i's
  • i.'s
  • i.s
  • ise
  • kise
  • kleis
  • knies
  • krise
  • kyes
  • lies
  • lise
  • mies
  • mize
  • nies
  • nuys
  • pies
  • plies
  • pries
  • prize
  • ries
  • rise
  • schleis
  • shies
  • sighs
  • size
  • skies
  • sky's
  • spies
  • thai's
  • thais
  • theis
  • thighs
  • ties
  • tries
  • tsai's
  • vies
  • why's
  • whys
  • wies
  • wise
  • wyse
  • y's
  • y.'s

  • advise
  • allies
  • ally's
  • applies
  • apprise
  • arise
  • baptize
  • belies
  • chastise
  • complies
  • comprise
  • decries
  • deffeyes
  • defies
  • demise
  • denies
  • despise
  • devise
  • disguise
  • emprise
  • goodbyes
  • implies
  • incise
  • julies
  • july's
  • marseilles
  • mcfly's
  • mihai's
  • pint-size
  • relies
  • replies
  • reprise
  • revise
  • shanghai's
  • supplies
  • supply's
  • surmise
  • surprise
  • unties
  • unwise
  • upsize
  • vanhise

  • duis
  • improvise
  • oversize
  • underlies

  • decriminalize
  • sensationalize
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