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regulate

[ reg-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

regulated, regulating.
  1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.:

    The statute is intended to regulate the business practices of architects by establishing a code of professional conduct.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

  2. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.:

    A film was applied to the windows to help regulate the temperature and reduce glare.

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  3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation:

    If the watch is consistently off, it can be fixed relatively simply by regulating the beat rate.

  4. to put or keep something in good order or within reasonable limits:

    Playful interactions with adult caregivers help children develop the ability to regulate their emotions and behavior.

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  5. Biology. to adjust or adapt (a bodily process or function) in response to external stimuli.
  6. Genetics. to control the expression of (a gene or genes).


regulate

/ 藞谤蓻伞箩蕣藢濒别瑟迟 /

verb

  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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞谤别驳耻濒补迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
  • 藞谤别驳耻濒补迟颈惫别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别驳路耻路濒补路迟辞路谤测 [reg, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee], 谤别驳路耻路濒补路迟颈惫别 [reg, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • 谤别驳路耻路濒补路迟颈惫别路ly adverb
  • 尘颈蝉路谤别驳路耻路濒补迟别 verb (used with object) misregulated misregulating
  • 苍辞苍路谤别驳路耻路濒补迟路别诲 adjective
  • non路谤别驳路耻路濒补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 辞路惫别谤路谤别驳路耻路濒补迟别 verb overregulated overregulating
  • 辫谤别路谤别驳路耻路濒补迟别 verb (used with object) preregulated preregulating
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-谤别驳路耻路濒补迟路别诲 adjective
  • 谤别路谤别驳路耻路濒补迟别 verb (used with object) reregulated reregulating
  • 耻苍路谤别驳路耻路濒补迟路别诲 adjective
  • un路谤别驳路耻路濒补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒-谤别驳路耻路濒补迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of regulate1

First recorded in 1620鈥30, from Late Latin 谤脓驳耻濒腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 谤脓驳耻濒腻谤别 鈥渢o direct鈥); regula, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of regulate1

C17: from Late Latin 谤脓驳耻濒腻谤别 to control, from Latin 谤脓驳耻濒补 a ruler
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Example Sentences

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If you are trying to model or regulate something at a higher level of complexity than you're capable of representing, it's not going to work.

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The government has launched an independent commission to review how the sector is run and regulated, which is expected to publish its findings in July.

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The government launched an independent water commission in October to review the sector and the way it is regulated.

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Rather than define what 鈥渘onclassroom- based instruction鈥 meant, he said, the state left that decision to the school boards and county education offices that regulate charter schools.

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F-gases, or fluorinated greenhouse gases, are regulated by the Environment Agency and companies or individuals working with them must be qualified to do so.

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