Control and Inform

Control

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

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Inform and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inform" instead a verb "Control".

Inform verb - To give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities.

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Control and inform are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a verb "Inform".

person	control person	inform person
character	control character	inform character
people	control people	inform people
group	control group	inform group
Other words: team, time, characters, world, actions, anyone, everyone.

Time Police: Athena is unexpectedly yanked into the far future by what appears to be some sort of temporal control agency who inform her that she will not be allowed to go home again.

Source: Webcomic / Athena Wheatley
The rings are slowly spun up, the control center keeps checking for updates as to their status, and Ellie tries to inform them how the Machine is behaving with each new phase.

Source: Film / Contact
Voluntary example: In the Dream Park series, Gamers wear remote-control amulets that deliver a mild electrical stimulus to inform them that they've been killed out of a scenario.

Source: Shock Collar

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