ply
I
verb
busy oneself with, carry on, devote oneself to, do work with, employ, engage in, exercere, exercise, exploit, handle, make use of, manipulate, occupy oneself with, operate, persevere at, practice, pursue, put in practice, put into effect, tackle, take up, undertake, use, utilize, wage, wield, work
II
index
cajole, employ (make use of), importune, labor, manipulate (utilize skillfully), occupy (engage), propensity, wield
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006