wield

tr.v., wield·ed, wield·ing, wields.

1. To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease.
2. To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively. See synonyms at handle.

[Middle English welden, from Old English wealdan, to rule, and wieldan, to govern.]

wieldable wield'a·ble adj.
wielder wield'er n.

verb

1. To use with or as if with the hands: handle, manipulate, ply². See control/uncontrol, used/unused.
2. To bring to bear steadily or forcefully: exercise, exert, ply², put out, throw. See cause/effect.

IN BRIEF: Handle effectively.

I long to speak, to read, to wield a hammer in a great factory, to keep watch at sea, to plow. — Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904).

Common misspelling(s) of wield

• weild

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - håndtere, føre, bruge, udøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
hanteren, uitoefenen (macht)

Français (French)
v. tr. - brandir, exercer (sur)

Deutsch (German)
v. - führen, handhaben, ausüben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χειρίζομαι, ελέγχω, κρατώ, ασκώ (επίδραση ή επιβολή), κραδαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
maneggiare, tenere, brandire, impugnare, esercitare, controllare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - manejar, dirigir

Русский (Russian)
уметь обращаться с чем-л., обладать (властью), иметь в своем распоряжении

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - blandir, empuñar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hantera, föra, utöva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使用, 运用, 挥舞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使用, 運用, 揮舞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (칼 따위를) 휘두르다, (나라를) 지배하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ふるう, 用いる, 行使する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسوس, , يدبر الأمر بنجاح, يحسن استعمال كذا, يستخدم السلاح أو كذا ببراعه, يسيطر على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תפס, החזיק, השתמש ב-, הפעיל‬

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