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bewield

/bɪˈwiːld/

bewield verb: to hold in hand; rule; control; manage; handle; wield.

Verb

bewield (third-person singular simple present bewields, present participle bewielding, simple past and past participle bewielded)

  1. (rare, transitive) To hold in hand; rule; control; manage; handle; wield.
    • No grey goose quills the weapons used ;—a walking cane one feller With puissant arm bewielded, and the other his umbrella.1883, Grip, volume 20
    • But the hands of them that beat him became dry and the hands of the provost also, in such wise that they might not bewield them.1900, Jacobus (de Voragine), William Caxton, Frederick Startridge Ellis, The Golden Legend, Or, Lives of the Saints

Forms of bewield

third-person singular presentbewields
present participlebewielding
past participlebewielded
pastbewielded

Origin of bewield

From Middle English bewelden, equivalent to be- + wield.

Questions about bewield

What does bewield mean?
Bewield means to hold in hand; rule; control; manage; handle; wield.
What part of speech is bewield?
Bewield is a verb.
How do you pronounce bewield?
Bewield is pronounced /bɪˈwiːld/.
What is the past tense of bewield?
The past tense of bewield is bewielded.

Words near bewield in the dictionary

  1. Bewick
  2. Bewick's swan
  3. Bewick's swans
  4. Bewick's wren
  5. Bewicks
  6. bewield
  7. bewielded
  8. bewielding
  9. bewields
  10. bewife
  11. bewifed

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