governable

gov·ern  (gvrn)

v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns

v.tr.

1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in.

2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.

3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people.

4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses.

5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.

v.intr.

1. To exercise political authority.

2. To have or exercise a determining influence.

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[Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernre, from Greek kubernn.]

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govern·a·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

governable - capable of being controlled controllable manageable - capable of being managed or controlled

Translations

governable

adj → regierbar