applied

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The fact is that the Latin word applied to the great tax-farming companies, who were acting for Rome, was afterwards transferred to even the smallest collecting agent with opportunities for extortion and harshness The stratum of Roman society below the knights was extremely composite.

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  1. adjective Put into practice or a particular use: applied physics.

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  • Horse or no horse, Catherine had something of a reputation as a witch...a label applied to most efficient female rulers, it's true, but even before her death there were fabulous and revolting stories about the company she liked to keep, and the animal rites they used to perform. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 03 - September 2001
  • With the exception of these fortified posts and the city of Naples, the country was now overrun by the Christian army, the name applied to the numerous but utterly undisciplined bands of rude peasantry, attached to the royal cause, and led by Cardinal Ruffo. —  The Life of Nelson, Vol. I
  • In the case of those objects to which the expression "Double Stars" is generally applied, the two luminous points are so close together that even though they might each be quite bright enough to be visible to the unaided eye, yet their proximity is such that they cannot be distinguished as two separate objects without optical aid. —  Great Astronomers
  • [1] The so-called "Fifty Cent Party", or wumaodang, is more commonly known by its literal translation as the "Five Mao Party" - a derogatory term applied to the pro-party bloggers by other Chinese Internet users. —  Latest Articles
  • The docking can be re-applied, that is the form re-positioned, any time, by using —  The Code Project Latest Articles
 

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/əˈplaɪd/
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