Control and Instruct

Control

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

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Instruct and control are semantically related. in have charge of topic. In some cases you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Control".

Instruct verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

Usage example: the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests

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Control and instruct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a verb "Instruct".

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

person	control person	instruct person
people	control people	instruct people
group	control group	instruct group
team	control team	instruct team
Other words: army, characters, car, everyone, agents, minions.

Her goal is to create a "utopia" by using ADAM and mind control to imbue everyone with the entire sum of the knowledge of Rapture's inhabitants, eliminate their free will and instruct them to act only for "the greater good" (turning everyone into mindless slaves).

Source: Totalitarian Utilitarian
In the first game, he was the typical Mission Control guy, who did little more than allow Sly to view previous cutscenes and instruct him on the different tutorials, occasionally providing comic relief.

Source: Franchise / Sly Cooper
Brain with a Manual Control: Mayor Phlegmming uses the manual override on Frank's speech control to instruct Frank to say that he'll take a cold pill for his initial symptoms, rather than seeing a physician as he'd intended.

Source: Film / Osmosis Jones

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