to regulate

Examples

• All

• The OTS is the Office of Thrift Supervision, it regulates savings banks.

• In May of 1998, the CFTC issued a proposal to regulate derivatives.

  Inside Job (2010)

• The federal government may also regulate public health through the power to spend.

  Academic text (2011)

• So I think the only people who can actually regulate things are governments.

  Harvard University

• First, many people felt that it was necessary to regulate the activities of religious organizations.

  Academic text (1999)

• Article I of the US Constitution gives Congress the power to tax, spend, and regulate interstate commerce.

  Academic text (2011)

• The southwestern United States is a water-poor region, and water use is highly regulated throughout the area.

  Academic text (2011)

• The EPA only started regulating chemicals in '76.

  Dark Waters (2019)

• He said markets need to be regulated so that monopolists can't cheat.

• Government agencies work to regulate pollution levels in the city to protect public health.

Synonyms

R

to rule

vsto regulate

607 1.0

To be the leader of a country or group and control it

focuses on controlling things by rules or laws to ensure standards

G

to govern

vsto regulate

88 3.6

To control how something is done by rules

focuses on making things operate according to a system or standard

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 Regulated

to punish

821 1.0

to enforce

417 4.1

to regulate

258 3.4

to supervise

189 3.5

to monitor

627 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology