control

Main Entry:: ¹con·trol
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈtrōl\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: con·trolled; con·trol·ling
Etymology:: Middle English countrollen, from Anglo-French contrerouler, from contreroule copy of an account, audit, from Medieval Latin contrarotulus, from Latin contra- + Medieval Latin rotulus roll — more at roll
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb1 aarchaic : to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments b: to incorporate suitable controls in <a controlled experiment>2 a: to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate b: to have power over : rule c: to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels <control an insect population> <control a disease>intransitive verb: to incorporate controls in an experiment or study —used with for<control for socioeconomic differences>

synonyms see conduct

— con·trol·la·bil·i·ty

\-ˌtrō-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— con·trol·la·ble

\-ˈtrō-lə-bəl\ adjective

— con·trol·ment

\-ˈtrōl-mənt\ noun

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