Wordiyoploy
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About This Root
From Latin plicāre (to fold) via Old French. The literal 'folding' sense evolved into metaphorical uses: employ (to fold into use), deploy (unfold, spread out), display (unfold to show). The word ploy itself is a shortened form of employ. Apply retains the sense of folding something onto a purpose.
Associated Words
apply
To lay or place; to put (one thing to another); Resembling apples, apple-like
deploy
To position troops or resources for use; to install a system
display
A public show or screen; to show something openly
employ
To hire someone for work; to make use of something for a purpose
employee
a person who is paid to work for an employer
employees
People hired to work for a company or employer
employer
A person or company that hires and pays workers
employment
The state of having a paid job; the act of hiring someone
ploy
A clever tactic or trick to gain an advantage
unemployed
Without a job; the jobless as a group
unemployment
The state of not having a job; the level of joblessness in an economy