adhibit

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/ədˈhɪbɪt/

verb

To allow in; to admit.

OriginLatin adhibitus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

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

present singular third person adhibits · participle present adhibiting · participle past adhibited · past adhibited

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

Origin

  1. Latinadhibitus“extended, held out”
  2. Englishadhibit

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with adhibit

exhibitprohibitinhibitgibbetribbitcohibitzibet
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Cite this entry
APA

adhibit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhibit

MLA

“adhibit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhibit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adhibit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhibit.

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