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regulate

verb

/ˈreɡjəleɪt/

Meaning

to control or maintain according to rules or laws

To control or maintain something by rules or laws

The government regulates food safety.

The government regulates the sale of medicines.

regulate traffic

control, manage, govern, oversee, supervise, direct, monitor

Entry 1

control, manage, govern, oversee

Entry 2

control, manage, supervise, direct, monitor

deregulate, free, liberate, mismanage, neglect

Entry 1

deregulate, free, liberate

Entry 2

mismanage, neglect

regulate industry, regulate temperature, regulate behavior, strictly regulate, regulate business, regulate traffic

Entry 1

regulate industry, regulate temperature, regulate behavior, strictly regulate

Entry 2

regulate business, regulate temperature, regulate traffic, regulate industry

to accumulate and hide away a large supply of something, often secretly

To draw or scribble absentmindedly, often while thinking about something else.

to kill someone by covering their nose and mouth to prevent breathing; to cover something completely...

to remove hair from the skin, especially by mechanical or chemical means

To regularly behave in a particular way or to take care of something.

To experience an emotion or physical sensation.