Controled vs. Controlled: Decoding the Right Spelling

To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct

To adjust to a requirement; regulate

To hold in restraint; check

To reduce or prevent the spread of

To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.

To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.

Authority or ability to manage or direct

One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.

An instrument.

Controls A set of such instruments.

A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb

A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.

An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.

An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.

A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.

Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.

Resulting from a comparison with control samples.

(in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.

Simple past tense and past participle of control

Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds;

Curbed or regulated;