Controlling

verb

Word Frequency: 15.3

Definitions

1.verbTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

2.verb(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.

3.nounThe act of exerting control.

4.adjectiveExerting control over a person or thing.

"His mother is very controlling."

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