Difference between Wield and Handle

What is the difference between Wield and Handle?

Wield as a verb is to command, rule over; to possess or own. while Handle as a verb is to use the hands.

Wield

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To command, rule over; to possess or own. To control, to guide or manage. To handle with skill and ease, especially of a weapon or tool. To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.

Example sentence: What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.

Handle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.That of which use is made; an instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.A name, nickname or pseudonym. [Originally Cornish-American, from Cornish hanough, later hanow (pronounced han'of or han'o) = name]A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To use the hands.To touch; to feel with the hand.To use or hold with the hand.To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stockTo deal with; to make a business of.To treat; to use, well or ill.To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.

Example sentence: Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

We hope you now know whether to use Wield or Handle in your sentence.

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