soveltaa.
to apply (to make use of)
Meaning & usage
to apply (to make use of)
soveltaa teoriaa ongelmaan
to apply (to pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group)
Sitä sääntöä sovelletaan vain ulkomaalaisiin.
Where this word comes from
From sopia + -eltaa or sopa + -eltaa. First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865); soveltua is attested somewhat earlier, since 1817 (for comparison, sovelias is attested since Agricola).
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