Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Control (-led)
control (-led), v. [Fr.; see control, n.] (webplay: command, force, opposition, superior).
- Win; rule; gain ownership of.
- Command; govern; direct; regulate; keep in check; have in one's power; have authority over; exercise restraint or direction upon the free action of.
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