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S: (v) regulate (regulate%2:41:01::), regularize (regularize%2:41:00::), regularise (regularise%2:41:00::), order (order%2:41:01::), govern (govern%2:41:02::) (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations) "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:01::) (direct or strongly influence the behavior of) "His belief in God governs his conduct"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) control (control%2:41:00::), command (command%2:41:00::) (exercise authoritative control or power over) "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

direct troponym / full troponym

S: (v) preoccupy (preoccupy%2:37:00::) (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively) "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"

S: (v) haunt (haunt%2:37:00::), obsess (obsess%2:37:00::), ghost (ghost%2:37:00::) (haunt like a ghost; pursue) "Fear of illness haunts her"
S: (v) prepossess (prepossess%2:37:00::) (cause to be preoccupied) "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"

S: (v) steer (steer%2:38:00::), maneuver (maneuver%2:38:00::), manoeuver (manoeuver%2:38:00::), manoeuvre (manoeuvre%2:38:00::), direct (direct%2:38:03::), point (point%2:38:05::), head (head%2:38:01::), guide (guide%2:38:01::), channelize (channelize%2:38:03::), channelise (channelise%2:38:03::) (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)

S: (v) dock (dock%2:35:00::) (maneuver into a dock) "dock the ships"

S: (v) dry-dock (dry-dock%2:35:00::), drydock (drydock%2:35:00::) (maneuver (a ship) into a drydock)

S: (v) sheer (sheer%2:38:01::) (cause to sheer) "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
S: (v) pull over (pull_over%2:38:00::) (steer a vehicle to the side of the road) "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed"
S: (v) helm (helm%2:38:00::) (be at or take the helm of) "helm the ship"
S: (v) crab (crab%2:38:02::) (direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind)
S: (v) navigate (navigate%2:38:03::) (direct carefully and safely) "He navigated his way to the altar"
S: (v) stand out (stand_out%2:38:00::) (steer away from shore, of ships)
S: (v) starboard (starboard%2:38:00::) (turn to the right, of helms or rudders)
S: (v) conn (conn%2:38:00::) (conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane)
S: (v) navigate (navigate%2:38:00::), pilot (pilot%2:38:01::) (act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance) "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

S: (v) astrogate (astrogate%2:38:01::) (guide in interplanetary travel)

S: (v) channel (channel%2:38:00::) (direct the flow of) "channel information towards a broad audience"
S: (v) corner (corner%2:38:01::), tree (tree%2:38:00::) (force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape)
S: (v) park (park%2:38:00::) (maneuver a vehicle into a parking space) "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

S: (v) angle-park (angle-park%2:38:00::) (park at an angle)
S: (v) parallel-park (parallel-park%2:38:00::) (park directly behind another vehicle)
S: (v) double-park (double-park%2:38:00::) (park a vehicle alongside another)

S: (v) steer (steer%2:38:01::) (direct (oneself) somewhere) "Steer clear of him"
S: (v) hold one's own (hold_one's_own%2:41:00::) (maintain one's position and be in control of a situation)
S: (v) manage (manage%2:41:00::), deal (deal%2:41:13::), care (care%2:41:11::), handle (handle%2:41:00::) (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of) "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

S: (v) administer (administer%2:41:00::), administrate (administrate%2:41:00::) (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of) "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"

S: (v) pontificate (pontificate%2:41:01::) (administer a pontifical office)
S: (v) oversee (oversee%2:41:00::), supervise (supervise%2:41:00::), superintend (superintend%2:41:00::), manage (manage%2:41:01::) (watch and direct) "Who is overseeing this project?"

S: (v) build (build%2:41:00::) (order, supervise, or finance the construction of) "The government is building new schools in this state"

S: (v) organize (organize%2:41:00::), organise (organise%2:41:00::) (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)

S: (v) arrange (arrange%2:31:00::), set up (set_up%2:31:00::), put (put%2:31:00::), order (order%2:31:01::) (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events) "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

S: (v) synchronize (synchronize%2:31:00::), synchronise (synchronise%2:31:00::), contemporize (contemporize%2:31:00::), contemporise (contemporise%2:31:00::) (arrange or represent events so that they co-occur) "synchronize biblical events"
S: (v) phrase (phrase%2:32:01::) (divide, combine, or mark into phrases) "phrase a musical passage"

S: (v) rationalize (rationalize%2:40:00::), rationalise (rationalise%2:40:00::) (structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results) "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
S: (v) territorialize (territorialize%2:41:00::), territorialise (territorialise%2:41:00::) (organize as a territory)
S: (v) reorganize (reorganize%2:41:00::), reorganise (reorganise%2:41:00::), shake up (shake_up%2:41:00::) (organize anew) "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"

S: (v) retool (retool%2:41:00::), revise (revise%2:41:00::) (revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving) "We must retool the town's economy"

S: (v) collectivize (collectivize%2:41:00::), collectivise (collectivise%2:41:00::) (bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises)

S: (v) work (work%2:41:12::) (cause to operate or function) "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
S: (v) come to grips (come_to_grips%2:41:00::), get to grips (get_to_grips%2:41:00::) (deal with (a problem or a subject)) "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents"
S: (v) dispose of (dispose_of%2:41:00::) (deal with or settle) "He disposed of these cases quickly"
S: (v) take care (take_care%2:41:12::), mind (mind%2:41:01::) (be in charge of or deal with) "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"

S: (v) tend (tend%2:41:01::) (manage or run) "tend a store"

S: (v) stoke (stoke%2:41:00::) (stir up or tend; of a fire)

S: (v) coordinate (coordinate%2:41:00::) (bring into common action, movement, or condition) "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
S: (v) juggle (juggle%2:41:00::) (deal with simultaneously) "She had to juggle her job and her children"
S: (v) process (process%2:41:01::) (deal with in a routine way) "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"
S: (v) mismanage (mismanage%2:41:00::), mishandle (mishandle%2:41:01::), misconduct (misconduct%2:41:00::) (manage badly or incompetently) "The funds were mismanaged"
S: (v) direct (direct%2:41:00::) (be in charge of)

S: (v) hold (hold%2:36:00::), throw (throw%2:36:08::), have (have%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:04::), give (give%2:36:02::) (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
S: (v) guide (guide%2:41:00::), steer (steer%2:41:00::) (be a guiding or motivating force or drive) "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
S: (v) head (head%2:41:00::), lead (lead%2:41:00::) (be in charge of) "Who is heading this project?"

S: (v) chair (chair%2:41:00::), chairman (chairman%2:41:00::) (act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university) "She chaired the department for many years"
S: (v) captain (captain%2:41:00::) (be the captain of a sports team)
S: (v) spearhead (spearhead%2:41:00::) (be the leader of) "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"
S: (v) take hold (take_hold%2:41:00::), take charge (take_charge%2:41:00::), take control (take_control%2:41:00::) (assume control)

S: (v) move in on (move_in_on%2:41:00::) (seize control of)

S: (v) operate (operate%2:41:00::), run (run%2:41:02::) (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.) "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

S: (v) financier (financier%2:41:00::) (conduct financial operations)
S: (v) work (work%2:41:11::) (operate in or through) "Work the phones"
S: (v) block (block%2:41:03::) (run on a block system) "block trains"
S: (v) warm up (warm_up%2:41:00::) (run until the normal working temperature is reached) "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

S: (v) administer (administer%2:41:01::) (direct the taking of) "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"

S: (v) conduct (conduct%2:41:00::), carry on (carry_on%2:41:00::), deal (deal%2:41:02::) (direct the course of; manage or control) "You cannot conduct business like this"

S: (v) racketeer (racketeer%2:41:00::) (carry on illegal business activities involving crime)

S: (v) touch (touch%2:41:00::) (deal with; usually used with a form of negation) "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"

S: (v) internationalize (internationalize%2:41:00::), internationalise (internationalise%2:41:00::) (put under international control) "internationalize trade of certain drugs"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:41:14::) (take and maintain control over, often by violent means) "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
S: (v) hold sway (hold_sway%2:41:00::) (be master; reign or rule)
S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:01::) (direct or strongly influence the behavior of) "His belief in God governs his conduct"
S: (v) regiment (regiment%2:41:02::) (subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization) "regiment one's children"
S: (v) monopolize (monopolize%2:41:00::), monopolise (monopolise%2:41:00::) (have and control fully and exclusively) "He monopolizes the laser printer"
S: (v) harness (harness%2:41:00::), rein in (rein_in%2:41:00::), draw rein (draw_rein%2:41:00::), rein (rein%2:41:00::) (control and direct with or as if by reins) "rein a horse"
S: (v) corner (corner%2:41:00::) (gain control over) "corner the gold market"
S: (v) preside (preside%2:41:00::) (act as president) "preside over companies and corporations"
S: (v) dominate (dominate%2:41:00::), master (master%2:41:00::) (have dominance or the power to defeat over) "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

S: (v) command (command%2:32:01::) (be in command of) "The general commanded a huge army"

S: (v) general (general%2:32:00::) (command as a general) "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
S: (v) officer (officer%2:32:00::) (direct or command as an officer)

S: (v) subjugate (subjugate%2:41:00::), subject (subject%2:41:00::) (make subservient; force to submit or subdue)

S: (v) dragoon (dragoon%2:41:01::) (subjugate by imposing troops)
S: (v) enslave (enslave%2:41:00::) (make a slave of; bring into servitude)

S: (v) charm (charm%2:41:00::), becharm (becharm%2:41:00::) (control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft)

S: (v) hex (hex%2:32:00::), bewitch (bewitch%2:32:01::), glamour (glamour%2:32:00::), witch (witch%2:32:00::), enchant (enchant%2:32:01::), jinx (jinx%2:32:02::) (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)

S: (v) voodoo (voodoo%2:32:00::) (bewitch by or as if by a voodoo)
S: (v) spell (spell%2:32:02::) (place under a spell)

S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:00::), rule (rule%2:41:00::) (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"

S: (v) throne (throne%2:41:01::) (sit on the throne as a ruler)
S: (v) misgovern (misgovern%2:41:00::) (govern badly)
S: (v) dictate (dictate%2:41:00::) (rule as a dictator)

S: (v) tyrannize (tyrannize%2:41:00::), tyrannise (tyrannise%2:41:00::), grind down (grind_down%2:41:00::) (rule a country as a tyrant)

S: (v) reign (reign%2:41:00::) (have sovereign power) "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

S: (v) call the shots (call_the_shots%2:41:00::), call the tune (call_the_tune%2:41:00::), wear the trousers (wear_the_trousers%2:41:00::) (exercise authority or be in charge) "Who is calling the shots in this house?"

derivationally related form
sentence frame

derivationally related form
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S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:00::), rule (rule%2:41:00::) (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"
S: (v) govern (govern%2:42:00::) (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood) "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
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