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Definition

to have or use

The exact meaning of wield can depend upon its context. For example:

"to wield an ax" — to have it in hand
"to wield power or influence" — to have or exercise power or influence

She wields little authority, but much influence in the company.

wields = holds and uses, or has and is able to use

That made me think of Phoebe and the lunatic, and I said, "If I were walking in Phoebe's moccasins, I would have to believe in a lunatic and an axe-wielding Mrs. Cadaver to explain my mother's disappearance."
Sharon Creech -- Walk Two Moons

wielding = holding

I will not take the Ring to wield it.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring

wield = use its power

I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King

wield = use

wield power and authority
The burglar wielded an axe
In bayonet training throughout the world, the soldier who wields the bayoneted rifle is ordered to scream as he drives the blade through.
Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War
Screaming at the top of his lungs, he wielded his huge knife with both hands above his head and rushed forward, straight for his monster.
James Dashner -- The Scorch Trials
In battle they wielded heavy two-handed mattocks; but each of them had also a short broad sword at his side and a round shield slung at his back.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Hobbit
Can I be so weak as to imagine that Mr. Micawber, wielding the rod of talent and of power in Australia, will be nothing in England?
Charles Dickens -- David Copperfield
"My friend, my father," said Morrel with excitement, "have a care, I again repeat, for the power you wield over me alarms me.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
Lives to them were tools and weapons to be wielded against a hostile land and climate.
Richard Wright -- Native Son
They swarm in among the children, wielding medical kits.
Suzanne Collins -- Mockingjay
Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.
William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
Your blood will strengthen the crafting and ensure that only you can wield this weapon.
Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
One minister, shortly after arriving at his hotel, answered a knock on his door and was beaten unconscious by two men wielding baseball bats.
John Howard Griffin -- Black Like Me
It is he who wields it with his pen.
Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
Never had she wielded her imaginative powers so precisely, so intensely, or for so long a time.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
Suddenly he felt a searing burn across his back, and turned to see a second cultist wielding a jagged piece of rebar.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
Although they were almost the same age, Ezinma wielded a strong influence over her half-sister.
Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

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