rule

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɹuːl/]

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1. rule (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.

Example: And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.

2. rule (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To excel.

Example: This game rules!

3. rule (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To decide judicially.

Example: The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

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