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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
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

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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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