Pronunciations (2)
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/wiːld/
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wiːld
Verb
To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
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The question isn't whether AI will reshape human society—it's whether its engineers will wield that power thoughtfully.
To command, rule over; to possess or own.
Usage- Obsolete
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There was never kyng sauff myselff that welded evir such knyghtes. There was never a king other than myself who ever commanded such knights.
To control, to guide or manage.
Usage- Obsolete
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With such his chearefull speaches he doth wield / Her mind so well, that to his will she bends[…].
To carry out, to bring about.
Usage- Obsolete
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All is weill done, God wate, weild he hys will.
Noun
Rule, command; power, control, wielding.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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What boots it if I beat the heathen home, And fold the mountains in my wield, and fire […]
[…] telling him of the treasures concealed in the cave, of the mysterious ring and tarnhelmet, possessing which he can hold the wield of the world.
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All wealth in my wield is, I know by my wit […]
“Trust me, I will make them listen,” he hissed and for the first time, he used his wield fallaciously, because instead of giving life, he absorbed it from the tree.
Verb
have and exercise
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wield power and authority
handle effectively
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The burglar wielded an axe
The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well