govern Copy link Outline 1. impĕro, 1 (to exercise authority over2. impĕrĭto, 1 (frequent. of foregoing; and denoting the continued exercise of power)3. rĕgo, regno4. gŭberno, 1 (properly, to steer5. mŏdĕror (mŏdĕro), 1 (to set limits to6. dŏmĭnor, 1 (to have dominion)7. cūro, 1 (to attend to the administration of a province)8. tempĕro, 1 • govern: 1. impĕro, 1 (to exercise authority over: with dat.): to g. the whole of Numidia, omni Numidiae i., Sall.: to g. one's children, liberis i., Ter.: to g. oneself is the greatest government, i. sibi maximum imperium est, Sen.: to g. one's passions, cupiditatibus i., Cic. 2. impĕrĭto, 1 (frequent. of foregoing; and denoting the continued exercise of power): because they considered that they had been g.'d haughtily and exactingly, quod superbe avareque crederent imperitatum sibi esse, Liv. 21, 1: Sall.: Tac. 3. rĕgo, regno: v. to rule. 4. gŭberno, 1 (properly, to steer: hence, to guide and control: with acc.): Sulla g.'d the whole world, S. orbem terrarum gubernavit, Cic. R. Am. 45, 131. Join: gubernare et regere [civitates], Cic. Rep. 2, 9. 5. mŏdĕror (mŏdĕro), 1 (to set limits to: with dat., and in the strict sense of to govern, the acc.): to g. one's tongue, linguae moderari, Pl.: the deity who rules and g.s and moves that body, deus qui regit et moderatur et movet id corpus, Cic. Rep. 6, 24 (the act. form is rare). v. to control. 6. dŏmĭnor, 1 (to have dominion): Caes.: Cic.: v. to dominate. 7. cūro, 1 (to attend to the administration of a province): to g. Achaia, Achaiam c., Tac. Ann. 5, 10. 8. tempĕro, 1: v. to regulate. (N.B.--The pass. may be expr. by pāreo, 2, to be subject to: with dat.: formerly they were g.'d by kings, olim regibus parebant, Tac.: Just.: v. to obey; be subject to.) To govern, in gram. sense, is best expr. by jungi, construi; not regere.