1. (noun) control
power to direct or determine
Synonyms: controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, ascendence, control condition
2. (noun) control
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
Synonyms: controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, ascendence, control condition
3. (noun) control
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
Synonyms: controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, ascendence, control condition
4. (noun) control condition, control
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
Synonyms: restraint, controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendance, dominance, ascendency, control, ascendence, control condition
5. (noun) control
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
Synonyms: controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, ascendence, control condition
6. (noun) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
Synonyms: controller, laterality, restraint, dominance, ascendance, authorization, mastery, control, say-so, ascendency, control condition, potency, command, authority, ascendancy, ascendence, authorisation
7. (noun) restraint, control
discipline in personal and social activities
Synonyms: restraint, dominance, control condition, controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, control, ascendency, ascendance, simplicity, chasteness, constraint, ascendence, simpleness
8. (noun) command, control, mastery
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
Synonyms: controller, mastery, restraint, dominance, bid, ascendance, ascendancy, control, instruction, dictation, bidding, supremacy, ascendency, subordination, program line, statement, command, domination, control condition, ascendence
9. (noun) control, controller
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
Synonyms: accountant, control, controller, restrainer, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, comptroller, ascendence, control condition
10. (noun) control
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
Synonyms: controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, ascendence, control condition
11. (verb) control
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
Synonyms: controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, ascendency, ascendance, dominance, restraint, ascendence, control condition
12. (verb) control, command
exercise authoritative control or power over
Synonyms: assure, ensure, ascertain, verify, control, moderate, hold in, hold, overtop, manipulate, overlook, check, dominate, keep in line, require, operate, master, see to it, command, insure, curb, see, contain
13. (verb) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Synonyms: crack, ensure, mark, hold in, jibe, verify, gibe, mince, make, declare, lead, tick off, view as, carry, book, operate, concur, have, maintain, master, hold, moderate, sustain, learn, checker, check out, match, stamp down, conquer, retain, stop, nurse, defy, condition, assure, tame, cut back, guard, prevail, manipulate, comprise, break, suss out, check off, withstand, adjudge, suppress, accommodate, curb, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, harbour, insure, soften, go over, reserve, check, hold back, give, take hold, train, go for, see, conceal, take, deem, incorporate, support, find out, obtain, discipline, apply, chasten, check over, chink, restrict, bind, tone down, have got, entertain, subdue, temper, correspond, command, restrain, keep, concord, keep back, oblige, fit, throw, keep in line, arrest, check into, tally, enclose, contain, bear, inhibit, determine, hold up, retard, take for, turn back, harbor, chequer, delay, watch, defend, see to it, confine, chair, admit, curtail, tick, halt, obligate, agree, mark off
14. (verb) operate, control
handle and cause to function
Synonyms: go, manoeuvre, see, hold in, ascertain, moderate, maneuver, control, mesh, hold, function, manipulate, work, manoeuver, engage, keep in line, run, operate, assure, master, check, lock, operate on, see to it, command, insure, ensure, curb, verify, contain
15. (verb) manipulate, keep in line, control
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Synonyms: assure, misrepresent, see, fudge, hold in, fake, pull strings, cook, control, moderate, hold, manipulate, ensure, wangle, check, pull wires, keep in line, falsify, ascertain, operate, master, rig, see to it, command, insure, curb, verify, contain
16. (verb) control, verify
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
Synonyms: assure, ensure, ascertain, verify, affirm, control, moderate, hold in, hold, manipulate, aver, assert, check, swan, keep in line, swear, operate, master, see to it, avow, command, insure, curb, see, contain
17. (verb) control
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
Synonyms: assure, ensure, ascertain, verify, moderate, hold in, hold, manipulate, check, keep in line, operate, master, see to it, command, insure, curb, see, contain
18. (verb) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Synonyms: guarantee, ensure, project, interpret, verify, look, experience, tick off, visualise, fit, gibe, assure, image, hold, run across, moderate, learn, checker, condition, mark off, run into, discover, escort, stop, examine, pick up, visit, chink, reckon, consider, tally, come across, get a line, hold in, suss out, get wind, check off, check over, take care, match, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, mark, command, insure, attend, promise, date, realize, go over, train, check, hold back, underwrite, meet, go out, witness, manipulate, fancy, catch, construe, find out, see, discipline, tell, check into, regard, visualize, picture, find, go through, take in, correspond, curb, secure, view, keep in line, arrest, hear, cover, contain, operate, get word, envision, determine, figure, encounter, retard, crack, turn back, reassure, chequer, watch, see to it, break, understand, check out, master, go steady, tick, realise, jibe, agree, delay
19. (verb) master, control
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
Synonyms: assure, surmount, get the hang, curb, dominate, verify, see, overcome, control, moderate, hold in, hold, manipulate, ensure, check, keep in line, ascertain, operate, master, see to it, command, insure, get over, subdue, contain
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