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1. (v.t.) wield
to exercise (power, influence, etc.).
2. wield
to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively.
3. wield
Archaic. to govern; manage.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME welden, OE wieldan to control, der. of wealdan to rule, c. OS, Go waldan, OHG waltan, ON valda; akin to L valēre to be strong, prevail)
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| Definition of 'wield' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) wield, exert, maintain
have and exercise
"wield power and authority"
2. (verb) wield, handle, manage
handle effectively
"The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
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| Definition of 'wield' |
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1. (verb) wield
to govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess
2. (verb) wield
to direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway
3. (verb) wield
to use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter
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Sense: to use
He can certainly wield an axe.
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 Afrikaans: gebruik |
 Arabic: يَسْتَعْمِل |
 Bulgarian: владея |
 Brazilian: manejar |
 Czech: zacházet, ovládat |
 German: handhaben |
 Danish: bruge |
 Greek: χρησιμοποιώ, χειρίζομαι |
 Spanish: manejar |
 Estonian: käsitsema |
 Farsi: استفاده کردن |
 Finnish: käyttää |
 French: manier |
 Hebrew: לְהַפעִיל |
 Hindi: चलाना |
 Croatian: rukovati, upotrebljavati |
 Hungarian: kezel |
 Indonesian: menggunakan |
 Icelandic: nota, fara með |
 Italian: maneggiare |
 Japanese: 使う |
 Korean: 사용하다 |
 Lithuanian: naudotis, valdyti |
 Latvian: prast rīkoties ar; valdīt |
 Malay: menghayun |
 Dutch: hanteren |
 Norwegian: håndtere, føre, bruke |
 Polish: władać |
 Persian: استفاده کردن |
 Pashto: په مهارت سره استعمالول، چ |
 Portuguese: manejar |
 Romanian: a folosi |
 Russian: владеть |
 Slovak: zaobchádzať, používať |
 Slovenian: uporabljati |
 Serbian: koristiti |
 Swedish: hantera, bruka |
 Thai: ใช้อาวุธหรือเครื่องมือ; ถ |
 Turkish: kullanmak |
 Taiwanese: 使用 |
 Ukrainian: володіти, тримати в руках |
 Urdu: استعمال کرنا |
 Vietnamese: sử dụng |
 Chinese: 使用 |
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