control
English
/kənˈtɹəʊl/, /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- (transitive) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English controllen derived from Old French contrerole derived from Latin contrarotulum, contra (against, opposite, in return, back), rotulus (paper scroll), rotula (a little wheel, roll, little wheel).
Origin
Latin
rotula
Gloss
a little wheel, roll, little wheel
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Contrology English
- anticontrol English
- biocontrol English
- contra English
- contra- English
- contragredient English
- controlee English
- controllability English
- controllable English
- controllableness English
- controllably English
- controller English
- controllerless English
- controllership English
- controlless English
- controllessness English
- controlment English
- decontrol English
- dyscontrol English
- enantiocontrol English
- incontrollable English
- macrocontrol English
- microcontroller English
- miscontrol English
- myocontrol English
- noncontrollable English
- overcontrol English
- overcontroller English
- photocontrol English
- photocontrollable English
- pro-control English
- regiocontrol English
- rotulus English
- self-control English
- servo English
- servocontrol English
- servocontroller English
- stereocontrol English
- subcontrol English
- subcontroller English
- telecontrol English
- telecontroller English
- thermocontroller English
- uncontrol English
- uncontrollable English
- undercontroller English
- itsekontrolli Finnish
- kontrolli Finnish
- kontrollipolitiikka Finnish
- kontrolloida Finnish
- *contrata, *(terra) contrata Latin
- *corrotulum Latin
- *rotlu Latin
- contra Latin
- contrarotulum Latin
- rollus Latin
- rollāre Latin
- rota Latin
- rotula Latin
- rotulare Latin
- rotulus Latin
- rotulāre Latin
- rotulō Latin
- kontra- Hungarian
- contra Italian
- contra- Italian
- rotolo Italian
- contra- French
- contrôle French
- rôle French
- contra Spanish, Castilian
- contra- Spanish, Castilian
- contrarrestar Spanish, Castilian
- rótula Spanish, Castilian
- rótulo Spanish, Castilian
- contra Portuguese
- contra- Portuguese
- rolha Portuguese
- rótulo Portuguese
- コントロール Japanese
- controllen Middle English
- countreroller Middle English
- controller Danish
- contre Old French
- contree Old French
- contrepartie Old French
- contrerole Old French
- role Old French
- rolle Old French
- contra Catalan, Valencian
- contra- Catalan, Valencian
- rètol Catalan, Valencian
- ròtula Catalan, Valencian
- contra Galician
- rolla Galician
- rollo Galician
- către Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- kontrol Malay
- contrerole Middle French
- contreroller Middle French
- contra Occitan
- ròtle Occitan
- könter Westrobothnian
- *komterād Proto-Italic
- contra Asturian
- cuintri Friulian
- kontrolim Tok Pisin
- contra Ladin
- servo
- contra
- rotulus
- contra-
- uncontrol
- controlee
- decontrol
- dyscontrol
- Contrology
- miscontrol
- controller
- biocontrol
- subcontrol
- myocontrol
- overcontrol
- pro-control
- telecontrol
- controlless
- anticontrol
- controlment
- self-control
- regiocontrol
- macrocontrol
- photocontrol
- controllable
- controllably
- servocontrol
- stereocontrol
- subcontroller
- incontrollable
- controllerless
- overcontroller
- uncontrollable
- enantiocontrol
- contragredient
- telecontroller
- controllership
- noncontrollable
- servocontroller
- undercontroller
- microcontroller
- controllessness
- controllability
- controllableness
- thermocontroller
- photocontrollable