Govern

verb

'ɡəvərn

Verb

exercise authority over; as of nations
“Who is governing the country now?”
Similar:Rule
Type of:CommandControl
direct or strongly influence the behavior of
“His belief in God governs his conduct”
Type of:ControlCommand
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
“most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German”
Type of:AskNeedTake
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
Similar:OrderRegulariseRegularizeRegulate
Type of:DecideDetermine