Regulate
11regulate — verb ADVERB ▪ closely, heavily, strictly, tightly ▪ The use of these chemicals is strictly regulated. ▪ carefully, properly ▪ …
12regulate — regulative /reg yeuh lay tiv, yeuh leuh tiv/, regulatory /reg yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. regulatively, adv. /reg yeuh layt /, v.t., regulated, regulating. 1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household… …
13regulate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula rule Date: 15th century 1. a. to govern or direct according to rule b. (1) to bring under the control of law or… …
14regulate */*/ — UK [ˈreɡjʊleɪt] / US [ˈreɡjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms regulate : present tense I/you/we/they regulate he/she/it regulates present participle regulating past tense regulated past participle regulated 1) to control an activity, process,… …
15regulate — reg•u•late [[t]ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to control or direct by a rule, principle, or method 2) to adjust in accordance with some standard or requirement, as of amount or degree: to regulate the temperature[/ex] 3) to adjust so… …
16regulate — /ˈrɛgjəleɪt / (say regyuhlayt) verb (t) (regulated, regulating) 1. to control or direct by rule, principle, method, etc. 2. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.: to regulate the temperature. 3. to adjust so as to… …
17regulate — [[t]re̱gjʊleɪt[/t]] regulates, regulating, regulated VERB To regulate an activity or process means to control it, especially by means of rules. [V n] The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition in the Community are increasing …
18regulate — To fix, establish, or control; to adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws. The power of Congress to regulate commerce is the power to enact all appropriate… …
19regulate — To replace confusion with order. To control or direct, To place and enforce limitations and restrictions upon conduct. Nichols v Yandra, 151 Fla 87, 9 So 2d 157, 144 ALR 1351; Thielen v Kostelecky, 69 ND 410, 287 NW 513, 124 ALR 820. To foster,… …
20regulate — reg·u·late reg yə .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing 1) to control or direct according to rule or law <regulate the testing of experimental drugs> 2) to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of reg·u·la·to·ry lə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj …
