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Regulate| Verb | 1. | regulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" | | | 2. | regulate - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | | | 3. | regulate - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies" carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight" decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" | | | 4. | regulate - check the emission of (sound) | |
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