appliquer

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to apply, to put something on something else
  2. (transitive) to apply, to employ, to make use of
  3. (reflexive) to apply to, to be applicable to
  4. (reflexive) to apply to, to be applicable to
  5. (reflexive) to apply one's effort to something, to try hard, to dedicate oneself

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.pli.ke/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin applicāre. Eventually replaced the inherited Old French applier, aploier.

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