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1. v bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations v direct or strongly influence the behavior of v exercise authority over; as of nations v require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood Source: ecdict

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authority behavior bring case certain conformity direct exercise grammatical impose influence mood nations principles regulations require rules strongly usage voice

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govern governability governable governableness

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