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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
govern
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant:
deregulate]
2: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in
God governs his conduct"
3: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the
country now?" [syn: govern, rule]
4: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.
gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.
Gubernatorial.]
1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to
regulate by authority. "Fit to govern and rule
multitudes." --Shak.
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2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
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Govern well thy appetite. --Milton.
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3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a
transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or
to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb
governs the objective case.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. i.
To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the
control. --Dryden.
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Thesaurus Results for govern:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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