transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwēld ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English welden to control, from Old English wieldan; akin to Old High German waltan to rule, Latin valēre to be strong, be worth
Date: before 12th century
1. chiefly dialect : to deal successfully with : manage
2. : to handle (as a tool) especially effectively
wield a broom
3.
a. : to exert one's authority by means of
wield influence
b. : have at one's command or disposal
did not wield appropriate credentials — G. W. Bonham
• wield·er noun