Definition of Wield

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Definition of Wield

Wield

To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess.

To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.

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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Wield Quotations

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
R. Buckminster Fuller

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.
Pat Boone

Well there are those that you wield and those that you join.
Richard Murdoch

Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here.
Daniel Ortega

Wield Translations

wield in German is handhaben
wield in Swedish is hantera

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