to regulate

Examples

• All

• The only thing we can do is regulate conditions so that processes are delayed or accelerated.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I think for men to be able to regulate their emotions is really, really key.

• But healthy people learn to regulate themselves, right?

  DoctorRamani

• Oh, so you can regulate it a bit, I think.

• That will help regulate the pressure.

  97 Minutes (2023)

• But most people, perhaps all people use food to regulate their emotional state.

• So do your breathing exercises well and you learn to regulate your own mood.

• It says he regulates it through diet.

  The Experiment (2010)

• By learning to regulate breath and controlling your chi, a man is capable of amazing feats.

  The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

• The new software will help regulate the flow of traffic at busy intersections.

Synonyms

L

to limit

vsto regulate

∞ 2.1

To control how much or how often something happens

is broader, managing amounts, rates, and behavior beyond simple boundaries

A

to adjust

vsto regulate

317 2.7

To change something so it is in the right position or works correctly

focuses more on managing amounts, rates, or behavior over time

C

to control

vsto regulate

• Specialized

307 4.1

To keep other factors the same in an experiment

is used more generally beyond technical checking or testing

G

to govern

vsto regulate

88 3.6

To control how something is done by rules

acts more by changing amounts, rates, or behavior directly

Antonyms

D

to deregulate

25 5.8

To remove rules that the government makes for an industry or market

Phrasal Verbs

R

to regulate metabolism

• Specialized

1 4.1

To control the body's way of making and using energy

How Controlled

to micromanage

17 6.3

to restrict

361 3.1

to regulate

82 3.7

to moderate

34 4.4

to allow

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology