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reg⋅u⋅late
[reg-yuh-leyt] 
yəˌleɪt
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
| 1. | to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses. |
| 2. | to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.: to regulate the temperature. |
| 3. | to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch. |
| 4. | to put in good order: to regulate the digestion. |
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-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
Synonyms:
1. rule, govern, manage, order, adjust, arrange, dispose, conduct. 2. set. 4. systematize.
1. rule, govern, manage, order, adjust, arrange, dispose, conduct. 2. set. 4. systematize.
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| reg·u·late (rěg'yə-lāt') tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
[Middle English, from Late Latin rēgulāre, rēgulāt-, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] reg'u·la'tive, reg'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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Regulate
Reg"u*late\ (-l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regulated (-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Regulating.] [L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.]1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws. The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons. --Macaulay. The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police. --Bancroft. 2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances. 3. 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. To regulate a watch or clock, to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time. Syn: To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order; rule; govern.
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Language Translation for : regulate
Spanish:
regular,
German:
regeln,
Japanese:
規制する
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. 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: reg·u·late
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
1 : to govern or direct according to rule
2 a : to bring under the control of law b : to make regulations for or concerning
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Main Entry: reg·u·late
Pronunciation: 'reg-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
1 : to control or direct according to rule or law <regulate the testing of experimental drugs>
2 : to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rateof —reg·u·la·to·ry /-l&-"tOr-E, -"tor-/ adjective
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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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