CONTROL

Definition

1. verb exercise authoritative control or power over. — synonyms: command
2. verb lessen the intensity of. — synonyms: hold_in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
3. verb handle and cause to function. — synonyms: operate
4. verb maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage. — synonyms: manipulate, keep_in_line
5. verb check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard. — synonyms: verify
6. verb place under restrictions. — synonyms: restrict
7. verb verify by using a duplicate register for comparison.
8. verb be careful or certain to do something. — synonyms: see, check, insure, see_to_it, ensure, ascertain, assure
9. verb have a firm understanding or knowledge of. — synonyms: master
10. noun power to direct or determine.
11. noun a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another.
12. noun (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc.
13. noun a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment. — synonyms: control_condition
14. noun the activity of managing or exerting control over something.
15. noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another. — synonyms: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency
16. noun discipline in personal and social activities. — synonyms: restraint
17. noun great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity. — synonyms: command, mastery
18. noun a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine. — synonyms: controller
19. noun a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance.
20. noun the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc..