contravene
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～ go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
contredanse
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～ perform a contradance
contribute
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～ be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
contribute
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～ contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
contribute
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～ bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
contribute
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～ provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"
contrive
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～ make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
contrive
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～ put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
contrive
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～ come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
control
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～ lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
control
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～ have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
control
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～ be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
control
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～ check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
control
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～ maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
control
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～ exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
control
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～ place under restrictions; limit access to by law; "this substance is controlled"; "that area is restricted to security personnel only"
control
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～ verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
control
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～ handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
controvert
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～ prove to be false or incorrect
controvert
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～ be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"