adhibit
Americanverb (used with object)
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to take or let in; admit.
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to use or apply.
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to attach.
verb
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to administer or apply
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to affix; attach
Other Word Forms
- adhibition noun
Etymology
Origin of adhibit
1520–30; < Latin adhibitus brought (past participle of adhibēre to bring to), equivalent to ad- ad- + -hibi- (combining form of habēre to hold, have) + -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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It now remained to adhibit the seal of permanency to the fait accompli.
From Pius IX. And His Time by Dawson, Æneas MacDonell
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