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police
- Main Entry:
- 1po·lice

- Pronunciation:
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\pə-ˈlēs\
- Function:
- transitive verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- po·liced; po·lic·ing
- Etymology:
- in sense 1, from Middle French policier, from police conduct of public affairs; in other senses, from 2police
- Date:
- 1589
1archaic : govern2: to control, regulate, or keep in order by use of police3: to make clean and put in order4 a: to supervise the operation, execution, or administration of to prevent or detect and prosecute violations of rules and regulations b: to exercise such supervision over the policies and activities of5: to perform the functions of a police force in or over
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