regulate
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Definitions
Verb
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
Verb
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
Verb
shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
Verb
check the emission of (sound)
Synonyms
More General Terms
adjust
bound
cause
confine
correct
decide
determine
do
limit
make
make up one''s mind
restrain
restrict
set
throttle
trammel
More Specific Terms
carry weight
decide
disincline
dispose
district
incline
index
indispose
miscreate
pace
predetermine
reshape
standardise
standardize
time
zone