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verb (used with object) to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively.
Archaic . to guide or direct.
Archaic . to govern; manage.
Origin of wield before 900; Middle English welden, Old English wieldan to control, derivative of wealdan to rule; cognate with German walten, Old Norse valda, Gothic waldan; akin to Latin valēre to be strong, prevail
SYNONYMS FOR wield 1 exert, employ, utilize.
2 manipulate, control.
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OTHER WORDS FROM wield wield·a·ble, adjective wielder, noun un·wield·a·ble, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wield weald, wield Words nearby wield width, widthwise, Widukind, wie geht's, Wieland, wield , wieldy, Wien, wiener, Wiener Neustadt, Wiener schnitzel
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Example sentences from the Web for wield But the last national figure to wield ancient personal authority in an explicitly religious way was Robert F. Kennedy.
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They are elites, in short, even though they make less money and wield less power than others of that designation.
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Few sore losers could wield sharp words quite like Leon Trotsky, especially when talking about Joseph Stalin.
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I might have more power than you, but if you wield it more effectively you might exercise more influence in certain settings.
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I stuck to the whipping, and only left off when I was too tired to wield the rod any more.
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Through its control of resources, transport and the like, the world producers' federation will wield an immense power.
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In the opinion of another excellent officer he seemed utterly, absurdly incompetent to wield a large army.
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The mass of glass was also very heavy for the blower to wield .
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He has put the sword into my hand, and I will wield it for His glory.
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British Dictionary definitions for wield verb (tr) to handle or use (a weapon, tool, etc)
to exert or maintain (power or authority)
obsolete to rule
Derived forms of wield wieldable , adjective wielder , noun Word Origin for wield Old English wieldan, wealdan; related to Old Norse valda, Old Saxon waldan, German walten, Latin valēre to be strong
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