applied

Verb

Verb Forms: apply, applied, applying, applies

• Put to practical use; made relevant or put into effect.
• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • "This thinking was applied to many projects"
• be pertinent or relevant or applicable
• ask (for something)
  • "He applied for a leave of absence"
  • "She applied for college"
• apply to a surface
  • "She applied paint to the back of the house"
• be applicable to; as to an analysis
• give or convey physically
• avail oneself to
• ensure observance of laws and rules
• refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
  • "He applied this racial slur to me!"
• apply oneself to
• simple past and past participle of apply

Adjective

• Put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical.
• concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; ; ; - Sidney Hook
  • "applied physics"
  • "applied psychology"
  • "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"

Adj

• Put into practical use.
• Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.

Examples

• His knowledge of applied linguistics gave him a huge advantage in Words With Friends.
• She APPLIED a challenging word to an open spot, blocking her opponent’s potential bingo.

Synonyms

apply, employ, enforce, give, go for, hold, implement, lend oneself, practice, put on, use, utilise, utilize

Antonyms

defy, exempt, theoretical, pure

Anagrams of applied