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To wield.

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  1. v. t. To wield.
  2. n. An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.
  3. n. Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
  4. v. t. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
  5. v. t. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
  6. n. The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
  7. n. European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
  8. n. a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
  9. v. join together by heating
  10. v. unite closely or intimately