willed
adjective
Origin of willed
will
1auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person will, 2nd will or (Archaic) wilt, 3rd will, present plural will; past singular 1st person would, 2nd would or (Archaic) wouldst, 3rd would, past plural would; past participle (Obsolete) wold or would; imperative, infinitive, and present participle lacking.
verb (used with or without object), present singular 1st person will, 2nd will or (Archaic) wilt, 3rd will, present plural will; past singular 1st person would, 2nd would or (Archaic) wouldst, 3rd would, past plural would; past participle (Obsolete) wold or would; imperative, infinitive, and present participle lacking.
Origin of will
1Usage note
will
2noun
verb (used with object), willed, will·ing.
verb (used without object), willed, will·ing.
Origin of will
2Synonyms for will
Related Words for willed
desire, discipline, resolve, power, wish, decision, mind, intention, attitude, determination, passion, feeling, resolution, inclination, character, insistence, fancy, yearning, design, likingExamples from the Web for willed
Contemporary Examples of willed
There is the Providence Place Mall, which Cianci willed into existence at the moment when retail shops were fleeing the downtown.
You have to be living a life of willed ignorance and denial to take issue with what Israel said.
But I got the script, read it, and we both felt like it should happen now, so we willed it to happen.
Aubrey Plaza on Playing A Zombie in ‘Life After Beth,’ the ‘Daria’ Movie, and MoreMarlow Stern
January 21, 2014
In fact, the surprise is not that she died so young, but that she willed herself to stay alive so long.
Part of the explanation for this dismal record of non-rescue is our capacity for willed blindness.
Historical Examples of willed
I had counted on my brother's love, but God has willed that it should be otherwise.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
He willed that all his bishops should set their hands to this decree.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VIThomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
The tall German said never a word, but allowed the boys to do as they willed with him.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian BattlefieldsLieut. Howard Payson
There was not a corner of it that was not theirs to use as they willed.
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola
When they left Lafouasse, she was once more completely his; he could do what he willed with her.
Doctor PascalEmile Zola