To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
to hold in check, to curb, to restrain
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).
Influence or authority over something.
A control group or control experiment.
A checkpoint along an audax route.
A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
To be or become aware or cognizant.
To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
To experience.
To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
Knowledge; the state of knowing.
Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’