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cuir i bhfeidhm — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apply verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • execute verb To carry out or put into effect.
  • exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
  • persuade verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.

Senses

cuir i bhfeidhm is used for these senses in English:

  • apply (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • execute (transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
  • exercise (transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
  • impose To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.
  • persuade (transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]

apply — full definition

  1. verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
  2. verb To put something into use for a particular purpose.
  3. verb To be relevant or have an effect on a particular case.

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