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Definitions

• (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
• (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
• (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative
• (transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
• (transitive) To to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
• (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
• (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
• (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
• (obsolete) To visit.