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controlling
con·trol C0610000 (kən-trōl′)tr.v. con·trolled, con·trol·ling, con·trols 1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct: The majority party controls the legislative agenda. See Synonyms at conduct.2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate: rules that control trading on the stock market; valves that control the flow of water.3. To hold in restraint; check: struggled to control my temper.4. To reduce or prevent the spread of: used a pesticide to control insects; controlled the fire by dousing it with water.5. a. To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.b. To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.n.1. Authority or ability to manage or direct: lost control of the skidding car; the leaders in control of the country.2. One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.3. a. An instrument.b. controls A set of such instruments.4. A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb: a control on prices; price controls.5. a. A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.b. An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.6. An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.7. A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.
[Middle English controllen, from Anglo-Norman contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrārotulāre, to check by duplicate register, from contrārotulus, duplicate register : Latin contrā-, contra- + Latin rotulus, roll, diminutive of rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]
con·trol′la·bil′i·ty n.con·trol′la·ble adj.con·trol′la·bly adv.controlling (kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ) adj1. finance having or attempting to exert control2. trying to control others' behaviour in an inappropriate wayThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | controlling - able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
controllingadjectiveExercising controlling power or influence:commanding, dominant, dominating, dominative, governing, paramount, preponderant, regnant, reigning, ruling.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecontrolFinancialSeeControlEncyclopediaSeec/ocontrolling
Synonyms for controllingadj exercising controlling power or influenceSynonyms- commanding
- dominant
- dominating
- dominative
- governing
- paramount
- preponderant
- regnant
- reigning
- ruling
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