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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
regulate
v 1: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of;
"regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn:
regulate, modulate]
2: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant:
deregulate]
3: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often
determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine,
shape, mold, influence, regulate]
4: check the emission of (sound) [syn: baffle, regulate]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Regulate \Reg"u*late\ (-l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regulated
(-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Regulating.] [L.
regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.]
1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct
by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles
or laws.
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The laws which regulate the successions of the
seasons. --Macaulay.
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The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own
disputes, and regulated their own police.
--Bancroft.
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2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state
of a nation or its finances.
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3. To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate,
degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a
room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.
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To regulate a watch or To regulate a clock, to adjust its
rate of running so that it will keep approximately
standard time.
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Syn: To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order;
rule; govern.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for regulate:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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