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regulate Definition

• (v) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
• (v) bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
• (v) shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
• (v) check the emission of (sound)

regulate Synonyms

• baffle
• determine
• govern
• influence
• modulate
• mold
• order
• regularise
• regularize
• regulate
• shape