adhibition

Variant of adhibit

adhibit definition

ad·hibit (ad hibit)

transitive verb

  1. to let in; admit
  2. to affix
  3. to administer, as a remedy

Etymology: < L adhibitus, pp. of adhibere, to summon < ad-, to + habere, to have

Related Forms:

  • adhibition ad′·hi·bi′·tion (ad′hə bis̸hən) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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