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Definition of control : 1. Any of the physical factors determining the climate of any particular place, 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.
2. The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;
3. the mechanism controlling the rudders and ailerons.

Synonyms:

get word, swan, go for, guarantee, chair, withstand, over, insure, carry, have got, comprise, oblige, find out, collect, hold up, reckon, turn back, jibe, keyboard, check out, reassure, cook, machine, get the hang, enclose, come across, promise, checker, falsify, witness, tick off, check, go, guard, learn, have, controller, check over, defend, book, go over, check up on, make, overlook, arrest, accommodate, mince, lever, key, aver, fit, fake, figure, mesh, visualize, swear, crack, underwrite, look, hold in, reign over, instrument, visit, work, dial, view, pull strings, tally, statement, ensure, run into, tick, accountant, keep in line, program line, soften, take care, experience, stop, nurse, function, mold, view as, entertain, take for, mark off, manoeuver, condition, get a line, keep back, declare, get wind, defy, catch, retard, find, dominance, manoeuvre, comptroller, see to it, cut back, obligate, switch, pull wires, handle, realise, cover, overtop, throw, bid, secure, watch, realize, examine, adjudge, keep, instruction, fancy, engage, wangle, say-so, harbour, bear, gibe, match, interpret, assure, simmer down, discover, take in, control condition, take, assert, simplicity, ascendence, project, image, restrainer, delay, run, chasteness, sustain, contain, manipulate, agree, dictation, go steady, regulator, subdue, mark, authorization, look into, ascendency, tone down, simpleness, affirm, suss out, see, operate on, button, knob, retain, subordination, lock, conceal, get over, operate, tame, cool, regard, avow, visualise, bidding, remote control, determine, authorisation, correspond, laterality, incorporate, run across, ascertain, maneuver, meet, give, apply, envision, construe, picture, harbor, governor, go through, attend, pick up, consider, hold back, hear, temper, escort, encounter, go out, rig, stamp down, check into, train, tell, concur, ascendance, misrepresent, reserve, moderate, require, break, fudge, verify, take hold, concord, check off, deem, understand, halt, admit, ascendancy, chequer, chasten, date, obtain

overcome, surmount, better, win, succeed, Lord, conquer, vanquish, prevail, triumph

bondage, restriction, constriction, impediment, detainment, detention, stricture, inhibition, hindrance, limitation, blockage, confinement, constraint

motivation, predominate, authorize, prejudice, sway, importance, predominance, master, power, pressure, influence, bias, motivate, pull, affect, empower

fix, collate, rank, regulate, unify, establish, categorize, group, balance, plan, prepare, screen, array, adjust, normalize, methodize, grade, support, subordinate, marshal, schematize, order, orchestrate, cast, structure, pigeonhole, mediate, sort, plot, arrange, compose, systematize, right, program, separate, shape, settle, set, place, schedule, classify, rate, scheme, harmonize, devise, stratify, form, maintain, chart, class, sift, frame, score, organize, unsnarl, type, design, integrate, stabilize, rationalize

hold, reign, coordination, coordinate, prowess, grip, grasp, will, law, supremacy

dryness, soberness, abnegation, temperance, restraint, denial, abstinence, teetotalism, moderation, sobriety

domination, government, lead, oversight, management, bridle, conn, direct, discipline, pilot, supervise, dominate, leadership, oversee, execute, administer, steer, helm, govern, manage, preside, rule, superintend, harness, administration, command, direction

constrict, impede, bind, tether, hinder, confine, collar, shackle, detain, leash

energy, competence, vigor

disallow, ban, disqualify, prohibit, prevent, preclude, constrain, outlaw, refuse, block, bar, disapprove, restrain, deny, restrict, inhibit, reject, suppress, curb, curtail, forbid, oppress

kingship, primacy, enfranchisement, empowerment, prerogative, birthright, mightiness, entitlement, might, powerfulness, steam, privilege, seniority, force, mastery, license, sovereignty, faculty, strength, purview, prestige, title, credential, commission, cogency, puissance, prepotency, clout, superiority, mandate, authority, punch, office, precedence, potency, stature, charge

Usage examples:

• When Hop Sing was in favour, Forge went to China, but the Mandarin refused to help him to get the money which was under the control of Lo- Keong, unless the fan was obtained. - "The Mandarin's Fan", Fergus Hume.
• After three years of self- control, it failed me, and I went mad. - "Flower of the Dusk", Myrtle Reed.
• He had now lost all control of himself. - "The Nameless Castle", Maurus Jókai.