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   Reg·u·late

   /ˈreɡyəˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly: "a hormone that regulates metabolism and organ function" Similar controladjustmanagebalancesetsynchronizemodulatetune
   • ▪ control or supervise (something, especially a company or business activity) by means of rules and regulations: "the organization that regulates fishing in the region" Similar superviseoverseepolicesuperintendmonitorcheck (up on)keep an eye oninspectadministerbe responsible forcontrolmanagedirectguidegovernruleorderinformal:keep tabs onkeep a tab onkeep a beady eye on
   • ▪ set (a clock or other apparatus) according to an external standard: "the standard time by which other clocks were regulated"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘control by rules’): from late Latin regulat- ‘directed, regulated’, from the verb regulare, from Latin regula ‘rule’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. regulative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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