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adhibit - 2 dictionary results

ad⋅hib⋅it

[ad-hib-it]
–verb (used with object)
1. to take or let in; admit.
2. to use or apply.
3. to attach.

Origin:
1520–30; < L adhibitus brought (ptp. of adhibēre to bring to), equiv. to ad- ad- + -hibi- (comb. form of habēre to hold, have) + -tus ptp. suffix


ad⋅hi⋅bi⋅tion [ad-huh-bish-uhn] , noun

Adhibit

Ad*hib"it\, v. t. [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.]

1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. --Muirhead.

2. To use or apply; to administer. --Camden.

3. To attach; to affix. --Alison.
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