| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, direct, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See OVER. 2. To exercise authority or influence over: control, direct, dominate, rule. Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See OVER. 3. To exercise the authority of a sovereign: reign, rule. Archaic : sway. Idioms: wear the crown (or purple) . See OVER. 4. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters: control, regulate. See CONTROL, MACHINE.
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