CONTROL
verb
Synonyms
restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
Definitions
- 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to be false. Fuller.
- 2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world. Shak. I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control. Dryden.
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
