regulate

1 fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn: modulate]

2 bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant: deregulate]

3 shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence]

4 check the emission of (sound) [syn: baffle]

English

Pronunciation

Verb

1. To dictate policy.
2. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
3. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.
4. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
5. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

Derived terms

• regulation
• regulator
• deregulate

Translations

• Arabic:
• Chinese: 管制 (guǎnzhì)
• Czech: regulovat
• Dutch: regelen
• Finnish: säätää
• French: régler
• German: regeln
• Hungarian: irányítani, szabályozni
• Italian: regolare
• Japanese: 調節する (chōsetsu surú)
• Korean: 규정하다 (gyujeonghada)
• Portuguese: regular
• Russian: регулировать (regulírovat’)
• Spanish: regular
• Swedish: reglera

Regulate may refer to:

• Regulation
• Regulate (song)

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