Control
Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Disperse
Disperse verb - To go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instant-Win Condition: When the town's enemy commander appears, if you can defeat him, every other enemy unit in the town will disperse and flee, and the town immediately falls under your faction's control.
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