Hypernyms for "apply"

address administer assign avail cannibalise cannibalize clap on cold-cream commit consecrate cream dab daub dedicate devote dress enjoy execute exercise exert exploit extend fall back follow give gum implement misapply misuse overdrive overuse play ply pull out all the stops put put in put to work putty recur recycle reprocess resort reuse run share slam on slap on sponge on strain submit swab swob take tap tread waste work