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reg⋅u⋅late

  [reg-yuh-leyt]
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–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.
Origin:
1620–30; < LL rēgulātus (ptp. of rēgulāre). See regula, -ate 1

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

Synonyms:
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

  1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

  2. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.

  3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

  4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.


[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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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. 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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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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

  1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

  2. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement.

  3. To adjust a mechanism for accurate and proper functioning.

  4. 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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