wieldverb [ T ]
uk/wiːld/us/wiːld/C2 to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it:
She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.
wield influence, power, etc.
C2 to have a lot of influence or power over other people:
He still wields enormous influence in politics.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- mine
- unused
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- wear
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