• 1. to command, direct, or rule
• 2. to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrain
• 3. to regulate or operate (a machine)
• 4. to verify (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment in which the variable being investigated is held constant or is compared with a standard
• 5. to regulate (financial affairs)
• 6. to examine and verify (financial accounts)
• 7. to restrict or regulate the authorized supply of (certain substances, such as drugs)
• 8. power to direct or determine
• 9. a means of...

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