Rate and Wield

Rate

Rate verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

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Wield and rate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wield" instead a verb "Rate".

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

Wield verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.

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Rate and wield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rate" instead a verb "Wield".

Nearby Word: wielding

ability	rate ability	wield ability
power	rate power	wield power

Cadia is generally famous for its conscription rate and birth rate being the same thing and that Cadian toddlers learn to wield a lasgun before they learn to walk.

Source: Death World
It's one of the strongest familiars at any rate, but at level 50, you can wield it with its attack power equal to its level, making it deadly at level 99.

Source: Video Game / Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Gatling Good: Cabal Colossus units wield Heavy Slug Throwers, a rotary-barrel weapon firing rounds longer than your hand at a ridiculous rate.

Source: Video Game / Destiny

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