Control and Contain

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Control

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Usage example: you must learn to control your temper

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Contain is a synonym for control in restrain topic. In some cases you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Control", when it comes to topics like restraint, curb. popular alternative

Nearby Words: controlled, controlling, controller, controllable

Contain

Contain verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.

Usage example: could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship

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Control is a synonym for contain in restraint topic. You can use "Control" instead a verb "Contain", if it concerns topics such as restrain. popular alternative

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

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Common collocations

energy	control energy	contain energy
power	control power	contain power
people	control people	contain people
characters	control characters	contain characters
Other words: water, elements, objects, powers, creatures, monsters.

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