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regulate
What does regulate mean?
regulate (verb): to control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce regulate?
/ˈɹɛɡjəˌleɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does regulate come from?
Borrowed from Latin regulatus, perfect passive participle of regulō (“to direct, rule, regulate”), from regula (“rule”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to regulate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “regulate” mean?
to look with difficulty, or as if searching for something
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make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
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have the financial means to do something or buy something
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to control or direct according to rule, principle, or law
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