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govern

/ govern /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
direct or strongly influence the behavior of
"His belief in God governs his conduct"
Type of:
control command
Derived:
government governing governance government activity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is governing the country now?"
Type of:
control command
Kinds of:
throne misgovern dictate reign
Derived:
dominion rule ruler swayer government
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
Type of:
necessitate ask postulate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"
"This town likes to regulate"
Opposites:
deregulate
Type of:
decide make up one's mind determine
Kinds of:
standardize standardise zone district
Derived:
government governor regulator order rule
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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control command throne misgovern dictate reign necessitate ask postulate decide make up one's mind determine