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control[1,verb] control[2,noun] biological control birth control birth control pill control experiment flight control remote control self-control

Main Entry: ¹con·trol
Pronunciation: kn-trl
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): con·trolled; con·trol·ling
1 a : to keep within limits : RESTRAIN <control your temper> b : to direct the action of <control a plane>
2 : to have power over : RULE
3 : to reduce the number of individuals or cases especially to a level that is not dangerous <control insects> <control a disease>
- con·trol·la·bil·i·ty /-tr-l-bil-t-/ noun
- con·trol·la·ble /-tr-l-bl/ adjective