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police verb. M16.
[Partly from French policer, partly from POLICE noun.]
verb intrans. Improve or develop land, esp. by cultivation. Cf. POLICY noun1 II. Scot. Only in M16.
verb trans. Maintain civil order in (a State or country). Usu. in pass. L16-L18.
verb trans.
a. Control or regulate by means of police etc.; provide or guard with police etc. M19.
C. C. Trench The Navy's services in policing the sea lanes against pirates. M. M. Kaye It was not possible to police the boy for every minute of every day.
b. fig. Keep in order, administer, control. L19.
Time Some new articles that will enable him to police currency rates.
verb trans. Make or keep clean or orderly; clean up or up (a camp or garrison). US. M19.
policeable adjective E20.
policing verbal noun the action of the verb; spec. the controlling and keeping in order of a crowded event or a large number of people by means of police: L16.