control vs tease

tease vs control

control and tease both are nouns.

control and tease both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
control	Yes	No	Yes	No
tease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tease is a hyponym of control; that is, tease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than control:

control: maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
tease: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

Other hyponyms of control include handle, ingratiate.

control (noun)	tease (noun)
the activity of managing or exerting control over something	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
power to direct or determine
discipline in personal and social activities
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

control (verb)	tease (verb)
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of	ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something	harass with persistent criticism or carping
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison	mock or make fun of playfully
handle and cause to function	separate the fibers of
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage	disentangle and raise the fibers of
exercise authoritative control or power over	raise the nap of (fabrics)
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits	tear into pieces
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard	annoy persistently
place under restrictions; limit access to by law	to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

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