adhibit

English

Etymology

From Latin adhibitus (“extended, held out”, past participle of adhibeō), from ad + habeō (“have”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ədˈhɪbɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Verb

adhibit (third-person singular simple present adhibits, present participle adhibiting, simple past and past participle adhibited)

  1. To allow in; to admit.
  2. To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
  3. To affix.
  4. (Scotland) To append.[1]

References

  1. ^ “adhibit, v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
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