| apply | vt 1. put to practical use, menggunakan: new building techniques have been applied, teknik pembinaan baru telah digunakan; to ~ specialized knowledge to a task, menggunakan pengetahuan yg khusus utk membuat sst kerja; to ~ political pressure, menggunakan tekanan politik; 2. bring into close contact (eye, ear, mouth) merapatkan: he bent down and applied his eye to the keyhole, dia membongkok dan merapatkan matanya ke lubang kunci; ~ light to (st) menyuluh (sst); 3. spread, put on, membubuh; (tourniquet) mengikatkan: to ~ polish, membubuh penggilap; calamine was applied to the affected part, kalamin dibubuh pd bahagian yg sakit; to ~ a plaster to a wound, membubuh plaster pd luka; he applied a tourniquet to check the bleeding, dia mengikatkan alat penasak darah utk menahan perdarahan; ~ a bandage to (st) membalut (sst); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |