Synonym of CONTROL

Restrain : prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.
Influence : the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Regulate : control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.
Dominate : have power and influence over.
Control : the restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon.

Synonym of Control is Restrain