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con·trol (kən trōl′)
transitive verb controlled -·trolled′, controlling -·trol′·ling
- Obsolete to check or verify (payments, accounts, etc.) by comparison with a duplicate register
- to regulate (financial affairs)
- to verify (an experiment) by comparison with a standard or by other experiments
- to exercise authority over; direct; command
- to operate or regulate this knob controls the volume of sound
- to hold back; curb; restrain control your grief
Etymology: ME countrollen < Anglo-Fr contreroller < Fr contrerole < ML contrarotulus, a counter, register < L contra, against + rotulus: see roll
noun
- the act or fact of controlling; power to direct or regulate; ability to use effectively her control over her passions, the violinist's control of his vibrato
- the condition of being directed or restrained; restraint the car went out of control
- a means of controlling; check wage and price controls
- a standard of comparison for verifying or checking the findings of an experiment; specif., such a standard obtained by withholding the substance, treatment, drug, etc. being tested
- an instrument or apparatus to regulate a mechanism: usually used in pl.
- a device used to adjust or control the volume control on an amplifier
- a spirit supposed to direct the actions and speech of a spiritualistic medium
Related Forms:
- controllability con·trol′·labil′·ity noun
- controllable con·trol′·lable adjective
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
control
n.
The power to direct
command, authority, direction, charge; see administration 1, command 2, government 1, power 2.Restraint
check, curb, limitation, restriction; see restraint 1, 2.A device that regulates or controls; often plural
instrument, control mechanism, switch, dial, knob, button, key, lever, handle, toggle switch, regulator, controller, governor, instrument panel, dashboard, keyboard, remote control; see also dial, regulator. See syn. study at power.
control
v.
To hold in check
constrain, master, repress; see check 2, command 2, restrain 1.To direct
manage, regulate, guide, dominate; see advise 1, command 2, manage 1.To verify
establish, test, experiment; see check 3, compare 2, examine 1, measure 1, verify. See syn. study at manage.
out of control
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Converse of object
- lose: In an age of global terrorism we have lost control of our borders.
Adjective modifier
- remote: Remote control means you actually take control of the remote PC through your local keyboard.
Modifies a noun
- panel: Control panel A full control panel allowing you to manage your service online.
Noun used with modifier
- pest: The farm is also used for a range of research purposes, including variety testing, pest control and composting trials and bio-diversity surveys.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
The history of arms control is a history of great visions eventually mugged by reality.
You could be a great musician, an innovative and important artist, but nobodycared if youdidn't makethe white people who were in control some money.
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulationof words.If youcan control themeaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
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