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Controlling

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

📖 Definitions of "Controlling"

verb
  1. 1

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

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

  2. 2

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

noun
  1. 1

    The act of exerting control.

adjective
  1. 1

    Exerting control over a person or thing.

    "His mother is very controlling."

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