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apply vs waste

waste vs apply

apply is not a noun while waste is a noun.

apply is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

apply and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apply No No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hyponym of apply; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apply:
  • apply: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • waste: use inefficiently or inappropriately
apply (noun) waste (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
apply (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
apply (verb) waste (verb)
ask (for something) become physically weaker
refer (a word or name) to a person or thing cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose cause to grow thin or weak
coat, cover or smear a surface with lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
give or convey physically spend extravagantly
avail oneself to use inefficiently or inappropriately
ensure observance of laws and rules get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
apply oneself to run off as waste
be pertinent or relevant or applicable spend thoughtlessly; throw away
be applicable to; as to an analysis dispose of
Difference between apply and waste

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