adhibit
[ ad-hib-it ]
verb (used with object)
to take or let in; admit.
to use or apply.
to attach.
Origin of adhibit
11520–30; <Latin adhibitus brought (past participle of adhibēre to bring to), equivalent to ad-ad- + -hibi- (combining form of habēre to hold, have) + -tus past participle suffix
Other words from adhibit
- ad·hi·bi·tion [ad-huh-bish-uhn], /ˌæd həˈbɪʃ ən/, noun
Words Nearby adhibit
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How to use adhibit in a sentence
It is claimed, however, that prisoners on conviction were required to adhibit their mark as a seal of confession.
Dactylography | Henry FauldsTo these, therefore, your Majesty will please to adhibit credence; at whose feet I anxiously and humbly recommend me and mine.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) | James Dennistoun
British Dictionary definitions for adhibit
adhibit
/ (ədˈhɪbɪt) /
verb(tr) rare
to administer or apply
to affix; attach
Origin of adhibit
1C16: from Latin adhibēre to bring on, from ad- to + habēre to have, hold
Derived forms of adhibit
- adhibition (ˌædhɪˈbɪʃən), noun
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