regulate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- control, direct, govern, guide, handle, manage, rule, run, supervise
- adjust, balance, fit, moderate, modulate, tune

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Related Words: arrange, methodize, order, organize, systematize, moderate, temper

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

reg‧u‧late AC /ˈreɡjəleɪt, ˈreɡjʊleɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: regulation, regulator; verb: regulate; adjective: regulatory]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: past participle of regulare, from Latin regula; ⇒ regular¹]

1. to control an activity or process, especially by rules:
strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food

2. to make a machine or your body work at a particular speed, temperature etc:
People sweat to regulate their body heat.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

regulate
verb
ADV. carefully, closely, properly, strictly, tightly The use of these chemicals is strictly regulated.
VERB + REGULATE attempt to, seek to | be designed to, be intended to a code of conduct intended to regulate press reporting on the royal family
PHRASES an attempt to regulate sth, heavily/highly regulated a highly regulated economy

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