Wield

Verb

 * 1)  To command, rule over; to possess or own.
 * 2) * 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
 * There was never kyng sauff myselff that welded evir such knyghtes.
 * 1)  To control, to guide or manage.
 * 2) To handle with skill and ease, especially of a weapon or tool.
 * 3) To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.

Adverbs for Wield
magically; potently; honorably; viciously; dictatorially; tyrannically; cunningly; dangerously;  slyly;   hatefully;   deceitfully; craftily; subtly; ambitiously; ambiguously; virtuously; vigorously; powerfully; ruthlessly.

Thesaurus
brandish, come in contact, conduct, control, dispense, do with, employ, exercise, exert, feel, feel of, finger, flap, flaunt, flick, float, flourish, flutter, fly, handle, make use of, manage, maneuver, manipulate, operate, palm, palpate, paw, play, ply, poke at, practice, prod, put out, shake, swing, tap, throw, thumb, touch, twiddle, undulate, use, utilize, wag, wave, wigwag, work

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

Pronunciation



 * (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Anagrams

 * Wilde
 * wiled

Verb
wield


 * 1) To control, to guide or manage.

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