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govern

Verb

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

Synonyms:

• regulate
• regularize
• regularise
• order
• govern

Verb

direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"

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• govern

Verb

exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

Synonyms:

• govern
• rule

Verb

require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

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• govern