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a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [To] centralize the power of government. Bancroft.

The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.

Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.

To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic. No witchcraft charm thee! Shak.

To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. To checkmate and control my just demands. Ford.

or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir. -- Choir screen, Choir wall (Arch.), a screen or low wall separat…

a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by clockwork. The action of the stylus or pen is controlled by electricity.

hree members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service. It was created by act of Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).

An apparatus used in controlling certain kinds of aëroplanes, and consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, and the like.

rt. Herbert. A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation.

a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in lifesaving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] -- Coast rat (Zoöl.), a South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), about the size of a rabbit,…

by the understanding; perception; observation. Within the cognizance and lying under the control of their divine Governor. Bp. Hurd

. To collect one's self, to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.

To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead. Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries. Macaulay. Such aid as I can spare you shall command. Shak.

A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory.

Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence.

le rule to each litigated case. It may be superseded by statute, but unless superseded it controls. Wharton.

See Control.

A controller; a public officer whose duty it is to examine certify accounts.

or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control. "Uncertain and contingent causes." Tillotson.