reregulate

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

non·reg·u·lat·ed, adjective

non·reg·u·la·tive, adjective

non·reg·u·la·to·ry, adjective

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

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

qua·si-reg·u·lat·ed, adjective

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

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

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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.

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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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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