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applicating

applicating is the present participle and gerund of applicate.

Meaning of applicate

Verb

applicate (third-person singular simple present applicates, present participle applicating, simple past and past participle applicated)

  1. (ambitransitive, archaic, sometimes non-native speakers' English) Synonym of apply.
    • Verely the knowlege of Juſtyce is nat ſo difficile oꝛ barde to be attayned vnto by man / as it is cõmunely ſupposed / if he wolde nat willingly abandone the excellencie of his pꝛopꝛe nature / and foliſſhely applicate him ſelfe to the nature of creatures vnreaſonable / in the ſtede of reaſon...1531, Thomas Elyot, “The Thre Noble Counsayles of Reason: Societie ⁊ Knowlege”, in The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC, 3rd boke, folios 175, recto – 175, verso
    Synonyms:
    apply

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Questions about applicating

What is applicating the present participle and gerund of?
Applicating is the present participle and gerund of applicate.

Words near applicating in the dictionary

  1. applicant
  2. applicants
  3. applicate
  4. applicated
  5. applicates
  6. applicating
  7. application
  8. application bundle
  9. application bundles
  10. application domain
  11. application domains

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