| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  w ld |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English welden, from Old English wealdan, to rule, and wieldan, to govern. See wal- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | wield a·ble —ADJECTIVE
wielder —NOUN
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