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Controlling
To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
📖 Definitions of "Controlling"
verb
- 1
To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."
- 2
(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
noun
- 1
The act of exerting control.
adjective
- 1
Exerting control over a person or thing.
"His mother is very controlling."
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