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regulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

regulate

/'rɛɡjə,leɪt/

restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

Type	Words
Synonyms	baffle
Type of	hold back, restrain, keep, keep back

regulate

/'rɛɡjə,leɪt/

shape or influence; give direction to

Type	Words
Synonyms	determine, influence, mold, shape
Type of	cause, make, do
Has types	predetermine, reshape, carry weight, decide, time, dispose, incline, index, indispose, disincline, miscreate, pace
Derivation	regulation

regulate

/'rɛɡjə,leɪt/

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Type	Words
Synonyms	govern, order, regularise, regularize
Type of	decide, make up one's mind, determine
Has types	standardise, zone, district, standardize
Derivation	regulation, regulator, regulating

We cannot regulate the way people dress.

This town likes to regulate.

regulate

/'rɛɡjə,leɪt/

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

regulate the temperature.