01 v. t. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
imp. & p. p.
Governed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Governing
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1.
To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
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2.
To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.“Govern well thy appetite.” — Milton.
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To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.(Gram.)