v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: ADDRESS 3, bend, buckle (down), devote, direct, give, throw, turn
Related Words: set about, take on, undertake; drudge, grind, toil
Idioms: burn the midnight oil, keep one's nose to the grindstone, work like a horse ( or dog); concern (oneself) with something, set (one's hand) to something
Contrasted Words: let slide, neglect, pass over, slight
2
Synonyms: BEAR (on or upon), appertain, pertain, relate
Idioms: come into relation with
3
Synonyms: RESORT 2, go, recur, refer, repair, run, turn
Related Words: appeal, petition; beg, beseech, entreat, implore, supplicate; importune, press, urge
Idioms: make application to
4
Synonyms: USE 2, bestow, employ, exercise, exploit, handle, utilize