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wield
[ weeld ]
verb (used with object)
- to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
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- to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively.
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- Archaic. to guide or direct.
- Archaic. to govern; manage.
wield
/ 飞颈藧濒诲 /
verb
- to handle or use (a weapon, tool, etc)
- to exert or maintain (power or authority)
- obsolete.to rule
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Derived Forms
- 藞飞颈别濒诲别谤, noun
- 藞飞颈别濒诲补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 飞颈别濒诲路补路产濒别 adjective
- 飞颈别濒诲路别谤 noun
- un路飞颈别濒诲路补路产濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of wield1
First recorded before 900; Middle English welden, Old English wieldan 鈥渢o control,鈥 derivative of wealdan 鈥渢o rule鈥; cognate with German walten, Old Norse valda, Gothic waldan; akin to Latin 惫补濒脓谤别 鈥渢o be strong, prevail鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of wield1
Old English wieldan, wealdan; related to Old Norse valda, Old Saxon waldan, German walten, Latin 惫补濒脓谤别 to be strong
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Example Sentences
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Now in office, he is wielding that power in a way no previous modern president has attempted.
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As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Umberg wields considerable clout over the State Bar.
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For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.
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Now, wielding a sledgehammer, this president is destroying that promise for this and future generations.鈥
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But it鈥檚 still unclear whether anyone will mount a serious challenge to an incumbent who still wields considerable clout.
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