Wield: Definition and part of speech

Wield

  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. t. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess.
  3. v. t. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.