Control and Harness

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Control

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

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Harness is a synonym for control in equip for work topic. In some cases you can use "Harness" instead the word "Control" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: controlled, controlling, controller, controllable

Harness

Harness verb - Control and direct with or as if by reins.

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Control is a synonym for harness in check topic. You can use "Control" instead the word "Harness" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as exploit, equip for work.

Nearby Words: harnessed, harnessing

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full	full control	full harness
special	special control	special harness
similar	similar control	similar harness
proper	proper control	proper harness
Other adjectives: powerful, new, hidden, military, magical.

Common collocations

energy	control energy	harness energy
fire	control fire	harness fire
anger	control anger	harness anger
power	control power	harness power
Other words: strength, type, form, army, flow, speed, electricity, side, dragon, elements, emotions, lightning, powers.

Both words in one sentence

In reality, every effort to control or harness it inevitably leads to some form of Body Horror.

Source: Literature / Bas-Lag Cycle
One of the expedition leaders, Ian Casca, sacrificed the colony ship and most of its advanced technology to make the fae into something humans could harness and control.

Source: Equivalent Exchange
While some of the more layman characters believe it works like any of the setting's many other forms of Functional Magic, nothing could be further from the truth, and in reality, every previous attempt to harness or control the Torque led to some form of Body Horror on a massive scale.

Source: Wild Magic

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