Apply
Apply verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.
Usage example: Sam applied himself to writing thank-you letters to everyone who'd helped sponsor him for the charity walk
Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Guild Wars 2 has runes, which gives set bonuses when you apply them to your current armor.
Source: Set Bonus - It does not apply to fantasy settings, Alternate History works, works set in the future, or contemporary fiction.
Source: Eternal Sexual Freedom -
This may not apply to all films however since The Incredibles is seemingly set in an alternate Present Day Retro Universe and Cars, well, for obvious reasons.
Source: Creator / Pixar
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