Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Waste
Waste verb - Use inefficiently or inappropriately.
Usage example: waste a joke on an unappreciative audience
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- He can apply constant pressure using spit and his auto attack, and can force people out of lane prematurely and make them waste health packs because of the poison he applies.
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To the Sleepless, Muggles aren't human: not because they have to waste a third of their life in comatose nonproductivity, but because they prefer to Wangst and bask in the culture of entitlement rather than apply themselves.
Source: Literature / Beggars in Spain -
The bonus objectives are too powerful to ignore—unlike in League of Legends or Dota 2, where they simply consist of Last Disc Magic you can waste, most HotS bonuses will apply damage directly to your opponent's structures—and they becomes a major focus of each match.
Source: Video Game / Heroes of the Storm
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