harnessed

har·ness  (härns)

n.

1. The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement.

2. Something resembling such gear or tackle, as the arrangement of straps used to hold a parachute to the body.

3. A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom.

4. Archaic Armor for a man or horse.

tr.v. har·nessed, har·ness·ing, har·ness·es

1.

a. To put a harness on (a draft animal).

b. To fasten by the use of a harness.

2. To bring under control and direct the force of: If you can harness your energy, you will accomplish a great deal.

Idiom:

in harness

On duty or at work.

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[Middle English harnes, from Old French harneis, of Germanic origin; see nes-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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harness·er n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

harnessed - brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom" controlled - restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"