Definitions for wield
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. wield, exert, maintainverb

   have and exercise

   "wield power and authority"

2. wield, handle, manageverb

   handle effectively

   "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. wieldverb

   To command, rule over; to possess or own.

2. wieldverb

   To control, to guide or manage.

3. wieldverb

   To handle with skill and ease, especially of a weapon or tool.

4. wieldverb

   To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.

5. Etymology: From wieldan, a derivative of wealdan "to govern", from *walt-. Cognate with German walten, Swedish vålla.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To WIELDverb

   To use with full command, as a thing not too heavy for the holder.

   Etymology: wealdan , Saxon; to manage in the hand.

   Base Hungarian wight, wilt thou the spigot wield. William Shakespeare.

   His looks are full of peaceful majesty,
   His head by nature fram’d to wear a crown,
   His hand to wield a scepter, and himself
   Likely in time to bless a regal throne. William Shakespeare.

   There is that hand bolden’d to blood and war,
   That must the sword in wond’rous actions wield. Daniel.

   They are in the dark before they are aware; and then they make a noise only with terms; which, like too heavy weapons that they cannot wield, carry their strokes beyond their aim. Kenelm Digby, on Bodies.

   The least of whom could wield
   These elements, and arm him with the force
   Of all their regions. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. John Milton.

   If Rome’s great senate could not wield that sword,
   Which of the conquer’d world had made them lord;
   What hope had ours, while yet their pow’r was new,
   To rule victorious armies, but by you? Edmund Waller.

   He worthiest, after him, his sword to wield,
   Or wear his armour, or sustain his shield. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wield

   The Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation, or WIELD, is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the documentation, preservation, revitalization, and revival of fragmented languages, especially the Native American languages of western North America. It was founded in 2013 by four linguists: Uldis Balodis, who has since published a grammar of the Yuki language, Jessica Kirchner, whose doctoral work had included engagement with the Kʷak̓ʷala language, Timothy Henry-Rodriguez, who had written a pedagogical grammar of Ventureño Chumash for his dissertation, and Neil Alexander Walker, who has since published a grammar of the Southern Pomo language. These four founding board members are symbolized on the WIELD corporate seal via phonetic symbols drawn from the four aforementioned languages studied by each scholar.Since its founding, WIELD has overseen several projects. In 2014, a WIELD board member located the last fluent speaker of the Wappo language, and he and another board member made two trips to make audio recordings of Wappo before the speaker died. At around the same time, WIELD entered into an agreement with the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) in which WIELD taught Southern Pomo language classes to heritage students in the CIMCC's facilities.Additional long-term projects by WIELD have included support for archival work on the extinct Northeastern Pomo language and the creation of a Purisimeño Chumash dictionary. WIELD has created a careful standard for Americanist Phonetic Notation, which is a system in more common use for North American languages than is the International Phonetic Alphabet. WIELD has also innovated a Twitter-based model for hosting and archiving presentations for international workshops on fragmented languages.

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1. wield

   To wield means to hold and use a tool, weapon, power, or a degree of influence effectively, demonstrating control or mastery over it. Wield sometimes implies authority or proficiency in the usage of the item or influence being held.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Wieldverb

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

2. Wieldverb

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

3. Wieldverb

   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

4. Etymology: [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw. vlla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald, Valiant.]

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1. Wield

   Wield is a civil parish in Hampshire, England, within the district of East Hampshire. It includes two neighbouring villages, Upper Wield and Lower Wield. The parish council meets quarterly at the parish hall in Upper Wield. Wield as a civil parish is separate from the church parish. The parish church, dedicated to St James, is also in Upper Wield. It is mainly Norman, and is a Grade I listed building.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Wield

   wēld, v.t. to use with full command: to manage: to use.—adj. Wiel′dable, capable of being wielded.—ns. Wiel′der; Wiel′diness.—adjs. Wield′less (Spens.), not capable of being wielded, unmanageable; Wiel′dy, capable of being wielded: manageable: dexterous, active.—Wield the sceptre, to have supreme command or control. [A.S. geweldan—wealdan; Goth. waldan, Ger. walten.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. wield

   To use with full command or power, as a thing not heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; as, to wield a sword.

Matched Categories

1. • Hold
   • Manipulate

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1. Wilde

2. wiled

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wield in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wield in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wield in a Sentence

1. James Victore:

   Graphic design is a big fucking club with spikes in it, and I want to wield it.

2. Fed Chair Jerome Powell:

   This trade-off is one for our elected representatives, who wield powers of taxation and spending.

3. Gore Vidal:

   It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to be President merely to wield power, to be famed and to be feared. To learn this simple fact one must wade through a sea of

4. James Comer:

   President Biden has a pattern of putting unions first and Americans last, first, he allowed a radical teachers union to dictate scientific guidance effectively keeping children locked out of their classrooms. Now, he’s granted ethics waivers to allow former union officials to wield government power on behalf of the union bosses. This is a conflict of interest, pure and simple. The Biden Administration must provide answers about these controversial appointments.

5. Aloo Denish:

   Microbiology teaches us that size is no measure of significance; even the smallest microbe can wield immense power. Microbes are the silent warriors; these tiniest beings possess the strength to spark a revolution that can have monumental impacts in the world of science.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wield
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wield
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wield
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wield
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wield
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wield
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wield
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html