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reign reign definition

reign


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  reign 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  reign 
 
  Sense  2 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
  =>  override 
  =>  redound 
  =>  overarch 
  =>  preponderate,  outweigh,  overbalance,  outbalance 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  reign 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  reign 
 
  Sense  2 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
  =>  override 
  =>  redound 
  =>  overarch 
  =>  preponderate,  outweigh,  overbalance,  outbalance 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  reign 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  reign 
 
  2  senses  of  reign 
 
  Sense  1 
  reign 
  =>  govern,  rule 
 
  Sense  2 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  reign 
 
  reign  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  reign 
 
  Sense  1 
  reign 
  =>  govern,  rule 
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  Sense  2 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  reign 
  reign 
  reign  of  terror 
  sovereign 
 
  Overview  of  noun  reign 
 
  The  noun  reign  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  reign  --  (a  period  during  which  something  or  somebody  is  dominant  or  powerful;  "he  was  helpless  under  the  reign  of  his  egotism") 
  2.  reign  --  (the  period  during  which  a  monarch  is  sovereign;  "during  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII") 
  3.  reign,  sovereignty  --  (royal  authority;  the  dominion  of  a  monarch) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  reign 
 
  The  verb  reign  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  reign  --  (have  sovereign  power;  "Henry  VIII  reigned  for  a  long  time") 
  2.  (1)  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail  --  (be  larger  in  number,  quantity,  or  importance;  "Money  reigns  supreme  here";  "Hispanics  predominate  in  this  neighborhood") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  reign 
  foreign 
  nonsovereign 
  reigning 
  sovereign 
 
  Overview  of  noun  reign 
 
  The  noun  reign  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  reign  --  (a  period  during  which  something  or  somebody  is  dominant  or  powerful;  "he  was  helpless  under  the  reign  of  his  egotism") 
  2.  reign  --  (the  period  during  which  a  monarch  is  sovereign;  "during  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII") 
  3.  reign,  sovereignty  --  (royal  authority;  the  dominion  of  a  monarch) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  reign 
 
  The  verb  reign  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  reign  --  (have  sovereign  power;  "Henry  VIII  reigned  for  a  long  time") 
  2.  (1)  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail  --  (be  larger  in  number,  quantity,  or  importance;  "Money  reigns  supreme  here";  "Hispanics  predominate  in  this  neighborhood") 



reign definition