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[reg-yuh-leyt]

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verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.

to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.: to regulate the temperature.

to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch.

to put in good order: to regulate the digestion.

Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin rēgulātus (past participle of rēgulāre). See regula, -ate¹

Related forms

reg·u·la·tive

[reg-yuh-ley-tiv, -yuh-luh-tiv] , reg·u·la·to·ry

[reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

reg·u·la·tive·ly, adverb

an·ti·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjective

mis·reg·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

non·reg·u·lat·ed, adjective

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non·reg·u·la·tive, adjective

non·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjective

o·ver·reg·u·late, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

pre·reg·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

qua·si-reg·u·lat·ed, adjective

re·reg·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

un·reg·u·lat·ed, adjective

un·reg·u·la·tive, adjective

un·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjective

well-reg·u·lat·ed, adjective

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Synonyms
1. rule, govern, manage, order, adjust, arrange, dispose, conduct. 2. set. 4. systematize.

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There is likely to be an even bigger fight over the proposal to regulate financial derivative products.

It can regulate the amount of nicotine, and how it is marketed, but that is all.

The business cycle should not affect the choice to regulate.

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There is likely to be an even bigger fight over the proposal to regulate financial derivative products.

It can regulate the amount of nicotine, and how it is marketed, but that is all.

The business cycle should not affect the choice to regulate.

Such mud is used to regulate pressure when high-pressure wells are tapped.

Caffeine would be expected to have this effect on any animals that used these neurotransmitters to regulate their heartbeat.

Ceiling fans can help regulate indoor temperature, making it more comfortable with less energy in summer, winter or in between.

May help lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar.

India is looking for ways to regulate cybercrime as the country's growing population gets online.

It would consolidate federal agencies that regulate the country's securities and commodities futures markets.

The university's policy violates a state law that says only the legislature can regulate firearms, the appellate court ruled.

The public has more than one interest in the good governance of corporations and may regulate in favour of its interests.

They regulate the populations of other animals and also provide an important food source.

But there are right ways and wrong ways to regulate and police industry.

The beneficial bacteria in it is supposed to help regulate the natural fungi-bacteria balance in their digestive systems.

Many of these seemingly non-functional sequences have since been found to regulate gene activity.

The details of how best to regulate debt-to-income ratios are not, however, straightforward.

If congress has the authority to regulate someone's lact of consumption of a good, what can't they regulate.

Scientists think their large back fins were used to regulate body temperature.

In addition to hormones, there are other chemicals that can be used to regulate gene expression.

She's the young woman who's taken it upon herself to regulate.

They supported free-market financial innovation, arguing that free markets could regulate themselves.

The regulators are meant to regulate the banks and have done an appalling job of that.

Adult rattlesnakes, unlike juveniles, are able to regulate the amount of venom in their bites.

Congress needs to give federal agencies greater authority to test and regulate chemicals.

The program illustrates the absurdity of attempting to regulate any technology that can be coded up as bits.

Clearly the market cannot regulate itself when millions and billions in bonuses and profits are at hand.

Lizards are cold-blooded animals and regulate their body temperature by basking in the sun.

In some scenarios tides regulate climate by counteracting tilt, in others it doesn't matter.

Mouse performance can be adjusted to regulate battery life.

Regulate inactivity, the suits claim, and there will be no limit to congressional meddling.

Pneumonia in his right lung can be seen as clearly as the pacemaker implanted to regulate the rhythm of his heart.

These dendritic spines provide more neuronal surface and are believed to regulate inter-neuronal commerce.

And the public had already begun to lose trust in the government-industrial complex to regulate itself adequately.

Lawmakers are worried about how they will regulate the tribal casinos internally.

When the sleeves go back on a meshlined collar and mesh side panels continue to vent and regulate heat.

Clouds help to regulate temperature by reacting to oppose change.

Last year, there were big protests over draconian new laws to regulate market traders.

Tapping into the ground offers another option to regulate household heating and cooling.

Well, without some kind of data about effects there is nothing to regulate.

He is also working on a plan to build small dams on mountain lakes to regulate river levels.

Members voted to regulate global trade in agarwood, a resin found in two types of evergreen tropical trees.

On another note, could it hurt to force powerplants to regulate emmissions.

And some help regulate the activities of other cells in the immune system.

Scientists have yet to understand its function, but believe it may help the animal regulate its buoyancy.

The protein has many diverse functions: it helps to regulate when cells divide and die and when new blood vessels form.

Many biological processes depend on the ability of ion channels to regulate the flow of ions through cellular membranes.

Besides defense, this lizard's colorful frill may be used to help regulate body temperature.

Which strongly implies that the ability to regulate electrolytes is a big reason we're here.

Such a designation would regulate commercial traffic, fishing and tourism.

We, at the agency, will still have the ability to regulate and get tough.

Intact ecosystems also help regulate our weather and climate.

Waist adjustment tabs allow you to customize your fit, while inner-tight venting let's you regulate your temperature.

Quotas are easy to administer and regulate but are based on population estimates that are often wrong.

Serotonin affects mood, melatonin helps regulate sleep, and kynurenines may be useful in regulating the immune system.

The researchers were able to regulate the water temperature and measure the fishes' swimming performance and vital signs.

By locking up carbon in their tissues, often for decades, plants help regulate the carbon cycle.

But so far it's been easier to regulate watermen than pollution.

Dodd proposed a new agency to regulate credit cards and other consumer products.

The government may not be doing enough to regulate contaminants in tap water.

Many founding fathers thought religion essential in order for society to regulate itself.

It's believed to act on sigma receptors, which can regulate the cough reflex.

But until this week a key government panel that helps to regulate the accrediting agencies has been absent from the debate.

The state, its cities and its counties would be able to regulate and tax.

Rats exposed to high levels of chemical pollutants in fish oil could not regulate fat properly.

The history of using electricity to stimulate and regulate heartbeat was more.

Because of that, they argue, their agencies are being asked to regulate issues outside their domain.

It took the death of an innocent woman before federal laws were enacted to regulate international marriage brokers.

Don't confuse mislabeling a product for the need to regulate an industry.

It's found only in creatures that can't regulate their body temperature internally, such as amphibians and reptiles.

Their original experiment used a genetic switch to regulate production of a particular receptor molecule for serotonin.

Inhalable insulin could help diabetics regulate blood sugar to an unprecedented degree.

They do not eat as often as mammals, which can regulate their own body temperature and have a faster metabolism.

Smith argues overstepped the college's authority to regulate his speech.

Cellular receptors for cannabinoids emerged early in animal evolution, probably because they helped regulate feeding.

The university is private, giving administrators a greater ability to regulate who can be on campus.

The government is suddenly paying attention-but its urge to regulate is pulling it in two different directions.

Trees also provide critical shade in the tropics and help regulate the microclimate of farms.

Tiny holes in the bladder regulate the rate of escape.

DeGette did not indicate that she would propose a similar bill to regulate so.

They also regulate banks to make sure they do not gamble with savers' protected deposits.

Now he advocates that parents regulate their child's game playing at all times.

My deal is definitely avoiding any and all policies that attempt to regulate people's private lives.

In all likelihood, the right way to regulate biohacking will not become apparent for some time.

Equipped with a focusing mechanism to regulate the beam from a tight spot to a wide flood.

No, the kidneys help regulate blood pressure through hormonal means which manage salt and water balance in the blood.

It's as if they were declaring their national obligation to regulate lunar tides.

The industry hopes regulators and lawmakers will view the codes as signs that it can regulate itself.

Critics say that by pushing the trade underground, this has made it harder to regulate.

It is up to the countries involved in palm oil production to regulate the industry and budget sufficient funds for enforcement.

They even want us to hold off strong legislation and allow them to self regulate.

But this growing tendency for state legislatures to regulate and legislate education is dangerous to say the least.

Insects and other animals help plants reproduce, contribute to soil fertility and regulate pest populations.

Without the presence of either the opiates or the natural endorphins, an addict's pain receptors cease to regulate brain signals.

But a private club, including a private school, can regulate itself in a wide variety of ways.

Since clouds help regulate the climate, by reflecting sunlight back into space and cooling the.

No federal or state legislation is currently proposed to ban or regulate it.

Evolution may have piggybacked brain functions that regulate social interaction on top of a more primal pain system.

Honor is a way that individuals and groups regulate each others' behavior without government sanctions.

Congress is, slowly, debating a bill to regulate the industry more tightly.

Li believes these traits come from changes in the parts of the genome that regulate other gene activity.

They believe private nuclear power operating companies should regulate themselves.

All three affected genes encode enzymes that regulate lysosomes, the cell's waste-disposal units.

China is the only nation on planet earth taking positive steps to regulate population.

But while pivoting on this supporting foot, they have no direct way to regulate the rate at which their bodies fall forward.

Doctors have developed several stand-ins for the natural tissue that can regulate blood flow without missing a beat.

All states regulate professional lobbyists: ie, paid agents who communicate directly with politicians in the hope of swaying them.

Drugs of abuse such as cocaine can regulate adult neurogenesis.

No federal laws regulate private ownership, and only nine states ban individuals from owning nonhuman primates.

They control other predators, and by doing so, they regulate species with which they never directly interact.

They regulate biological processes down the food chain.

Soluble fiber can help lower blood pressure and regulate blood sugar.

And their activity partly started in order to regulate similar illegal waste dumping off their own coast.

Glazed windows and appropriate window placement can regulate heat from the sun and allow for the maximum amount of natural light.

Cooler air also helps to regulate body heat and contains more.

It blocks ultraviolet rays, and helps regulate heat loss and gain year-round.

The two enzymes work in tandem to regulate the production of nitric oxide, a gas that relaxes blood vessels.

Adult rattlesnakes, unlike juveniles, are able to regulate the.

The gene probably controls the synthesis of a key protein in pacemaker neurons, which regulate the body's clock.

Scientists are not sure how the insects regulate this process to turn their lights on and.

Unlike other hibernators such as bears, the lemurs do not regulate their body temperature while.

Of course that makes it easier to regulate people who are addicted without them going overboard.

At that point many states jumped in and began to regulate hunting to try to conserve fast dwindling resources.

Preserving forests may present a faster solution than changing laws to regulate industrial emissions.

The key differences they uncovered lay within regions of the gene that regulate how many receptors are made.

Minerals provide building materials for the body and help regulate its activities, much as proteins do.

The video shows p27 binding to a kinase enzyme to regulate cell division.

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World English Dictionary

regulate (ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt)

—vb
1.	to adjust (the amount of heat, sound, etc, of something) as required; control
2.	to adjust (an instrument or appliance) so that it operates correctly
3.	to bring into conformity with a rule, principle, or usage

[C17: from Late Latin rēgulāre to control, from Latin rēgula a ruler]

'regulative

—*adj*

'regulatory

—*adj*

'regulatively

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

regulate

c.1630, from L.L. regulatus, pp. of regulare "to control by rule, direct" (5c.), from L. regula "rule" (see regular). Regulation is first recorded 1672, "act of regulating;" sense of "rule for management" is first attested 1715. Regulator is first recorded 1655; in Eng.

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history, with a capital R-, "member of a commission appointed in 1687 to manage county elections." In U.S. history, applied to local posses that kept order (or disturbed it) in rural regions c.1767-71. Meaning "clock by which other timepieces are set" is attested from 1758.

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Medical Dictionary

regulate reg·u·late (rěg'yə-lāt')
v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates

To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
To adjust to a particular specification or requirement.
To adjust a mechanism for accurate and proper functioning.
To put or maintain in order.

reg'u·la'tive or reg'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē) adj.
reg'u·la'tor n.

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