1. govern - verb
· bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
Synonym(s): regulate, regularize, regularise, order
Hypernym(s): decide, make_up_one%27s_mind, determine
2. govern - verb
· direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
3. govern - verb
· exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
Synonym(s): rule
4. govern - verb
· require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
Hypernym(s): necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand
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