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precept
English
Alternative forms
- præcept (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipi? (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capi? (“take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?i?s?pt/
Noun
precept (plural precepts)
- A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
- 2006: Theodore Dalrymple, The Gift of Language
- I need hardly point out that Pinker doesn't really believe anything of what he writes, at least if example is stronger evidence of belief than precept.
- 2006: Theodore Dalrymple, The Gift of Language
- (law) A written command, especially a demand for payment.
- (Britain) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
- A rate or tax set by a precept.
- A rate or tax set by a precept.
Translations
Verb
precept (third-person singular simple present precepts, present participle precepting, simple past and past participle precepted)
- (obsolete) To teach by precepts.
- 1603, Francis Bacon, Valerius Terminus: Of The Interpretation of Nature
- the axioms of sciences are precepted to be made convertible
- 1603, Francis Bacon, Valerius Terminus: Of The Interpretation of Nature
References
- “precept”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- percept
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipi? (“to teach”), from prae (“pre-”) + capi? (“take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?r?e??ept/
Noun
precept f (genitive precepte)
- verbal noun of pridchaid
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 10d23
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 21c19
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 10d23
Inflection
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “precept”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Etymology
From French précepte, from Latin praeceptum.
Noun
precept n (plural precepte)
- precept
Declension
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control
English
Alternative forms
- comptroll (archaic)
- controll, controul (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English controllen, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”), from Latin contra (“against, opposite”) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (“roll, a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?t???l/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?n?t(?)?o?l/
- Hyphenation: con?trol
- Homophone: Ctrl
Verb
control (third-person singular simple present controls, present participle controlling, simple past and past participle controlled)
- (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- Synonyms: besteer, bewield, manage, puppeteer, rule
- (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
- (transitive, archaic) to verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account
- (transitive, obsolete) to call to account, to take to task, to challenge
- (transitive) to hold in check, to curb, to restrain
Synonyms
- ctrl.
Antonyms
- defy, rebel, resist (not to be controlled)
- obey, submit (to be controlled)
Derived terms
See also
- regulate
Translations
Noun
control (countable and uncountable, plural controls)
- (countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over something.
- The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
- Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- She had no control of her body as she tumbled downhill. She did not know up from down. It was not unlike being cartwheeled in a relentlessly crashing wave.
- A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
- (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
- A control group or control experiment.
- A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
- (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
- Synonym: widget
- (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
- (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
- (spiritualism, parapsychology) A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- control in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- control in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- control on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Control in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Catalan
Etymology
From French contrôle, attested from 1917.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kon?t??l/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun?t??l/
Noun
control m (plural controls)
- control
- check, inspection
- influence, authority
Derived terms
- controlar
References
Further reading
- “control” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “control” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “control” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From English control. The established pronunciation reflects a widespread mispronunciation of the English word. Doublet of controle and controlo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?kõ.t?ow/
Noun
control m (plural controls)
- the control key on a computer keyboard
Derived terms
- control C control V
Romanian
Etymology
From French contrôle.
Noun
control n (plural controale)
- control
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From French contrôle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon?t?ol/, [kõn??t??ol]
- Hyphenation: con?trol
Noun
control m (plural controles)
- control, or running of a business
- control of a machine
- Synonyms: control remoto, mando, mando a distancia, telemando
- control or emotional restraint, self-control
- (Latin America) remote control
- Synonyms: control remoto, mando, mando a distancia
- (video games, Latin America) controller, gamepad, joypad
- Synonym: mando
- (medicine) checkup
Derived terms
Related terms
- controlar
Further reading
- “control” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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