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1. (v.t.) regulate
to control or direct by a rule, principle, or method.
2. regulate
to adjust in accordance with some standard or requirement, as of amount or degree:
to regulate the temperature.
3. regulate
to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation:
to regulate a watch.
4. regulate
to put in good order:
to regulate the digestion.
Etymology: (1620–30; < LL rēgulātus, ptp. of rēgulāre, der. of L
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| Definition of 'regulate' |
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1. (verb) regulate, modulate
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
"regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
2. (verb) regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
3. (verb) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
shape or influence; give direction to
"experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
4. (verb) baffle, regulate
check the emission of (sound)
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1. (verb) regulate
to officially control with laws or rules
the problem of regulating Internet chat rooms; a proposal to regulate tourism in the region
2. regulate
to control or adjust
difficulties regulating the heat in the building
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| Definition of 'regulate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) regulate
to adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws
2. (verb) regulate
to put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances
3. (verb) regulate
to adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc
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Sense: to control
We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.
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 Afrikaans: reguleer |
 Arabic: يُنَظِّم |
 Bulgarian: контролирам |
 Brazilian: controlar |
 Czech: regulovat |
 German: regeln |
 Danish: styre; regulere |
 Greek: κανονίζω, ρυθμίζω |
 Spanish: regular |
 Estonian: reguleerima |
 Farsi: تحت نظارت درآوردن |
 Finnish: säännöstellä |
 French: régler |
 Hebrew: לְווָסֶת |
 Hindi: नियमन करना |
 Croatian: regulirati, odrediti |
 Hungarian: szabályoz |
 Indonesian: mengontrol, mengatur |
 Icelandic: stjórna |
 Italian: regolare |
 Japanese: 規制する |
 Korean: 통제하다 |
 Lithuanian: reguliuoti, tvarkyti, reg |
 Latvian: regulēt |
 Malay: mengawal |
 Dutch: regelen |
 Norwegian: regulere |
 Polish: regulować |
 Persian: تحت نظارت درآوردن |
 Pashto: برابر ول، سمول، اداره كول |
 Portuguese: controlar |
 Romanian: a reglementa |
 Russian: контролировать; регулиров |
 Slovak: regulovať |
 Slovenian: urediti |
 Serbian: kontrolisati |
 Swedish: reglera |
 Thai: ควบคุม (ทางวิศวกรรม) |
 Turkish: düzenlemek |
 Taiwanese: 控制 |
 Ukrainian: регулювати |
 Urdu: منظم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: kiểm soát |
 Chinese: 控制 |
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