- F. contrĂ´ler, fr. contrĂ´le
- To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute.ObsThis report was controlled to be false.
- To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world.I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control.
- to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by using a control{7.To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
