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Main Entry:: ¹po·lice
Pronunciation:: \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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