adhibere

adhibēre [CL; cf. adhabere] , a to apply, add (a thing). b to appoint (a person). c to apply, direct, devote (attention, thought, faith or sim.). d (?) to devote oneself (absol.). a velut ‥ chaos ‥ ~itis documentorum lanternis ‥ illustrasti Aldh. PR 140; libanotidis folia ‥ cathaplasmis ~ita ‥ emeroydas prohibent Alph. 102.  b ~uit, gelađade vel advocavit GlC A 287; 1228 episcopus ~uit custodes ‥ qui observarent hostia Feod. Durh. 248.  c 671 nisi frequens ‥ meditatio fuerit ~ita Aldh. Ep. 1 p. 478; sanandae scabredini capitis ejus curam ~ere Bede HE V 2; 1166 quatinus ‥ aures benignas ~eatis ‥ scriptis episcoporum Canon. G. Sempr. 93; singulis ‥ fidem ~eo Gir. TH II pref.; 1230 rex ~uit assensum suum postulationi Pat 394; in nullo negocio debuerunt fideles ‥ eis indubitatam credulitatem ~ere Ockham Dial. 591; 1348 vestram corporalem presenciam nobis ‥ ~ere non omittatis Lit. Cant. II 291; 13‥ artem ‥ femine indagare mentem ~ui Arthur & Gorlagon 152; ~ita diligenti custodia Elmh. Hen. V 83.  d 1217 vos rogamus quatinus ‥ constanter nobis ~eatis Pat 22.