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Quick definitions from WordNet (regulate)
▸ verb: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations ("We cannot regulate the way people dress")
▸ verb: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of ("Regulate the temperature")
▸ verb: check the emission of (sound)
▸ verb: shape or influence; give direction to
▸ Also see regulatory
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▸ verb: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations ("We cannot regulate the way people dress")
▸ verb: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of ("Regulate the temperature")
▸ verb: check the emission of (sound)
▸ verb: shape or influence; give direction to
▸ Also see regulatory
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to regulate
▸ Usage examples for regulate
▸ Idioms related to regulate (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near regulate
▸ Rhymes of regulate
▸ Invented words related to regulate