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单词 adhibit
释义

adhibit

[ ad-hib-it ]
/ ædˈhɪb ɪt /

verb (used with object)

to take or let in; admit.
to use or apply.
to attach.

Origin of adhibit

1520–30; <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

adhesive plaster, adhesive pleurisy, adhesive tape, adhesive vaginitis, adhib., adhibit, ad hoc, ad hockery, adhocracy, ad hominem, adiabat
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Example sentences from the Web for adhibit

  • To 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
  • It is claimed, however, that prisoners on conviction were required to adhibit their mark as a seal of confession.

    Dactylography|Henry Faulds

British Dictionary definitions for adhibit

adhibit
/ (ədˈhɪbɪt) /

verb (tr) rare

to administer or apply
to affix; attach

Derived forms of adhibit

adhibition (ˌædhɪˈbɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for adhibit

C16: from Latin adhibēre to bring on, from ad- to + habēre to have, hold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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