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English verb: regulate | |||
| 1. | regulate (change) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of | ||
| Samples | Regulate the temperature. Modulate the pitch. | ||
| Synonyms | modulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjust, correct, set | ||
| 2. | regulate (social) bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations | ||
| Samples | We cannot regulate the way people dress. This town likes to regulate. | ||
| Synonyms | govern, order, regularise, regularize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | district, standardise, standardize, zone | ||
| Antonyms | deregulate | ||
| 3. | regulate (cognition) shape or influence; give direction to | ||
| Samples | Experience often determines ability. Mold public opinion. | ||
| Synonyms | determine, influence, mold, shape | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry weight, decide, disincline, dispose, incline, index, indispose, miscreate, pace, predetermine, reshape, time | ||
| 4. | regulate (change) check the emission of (sound) | ||
| Synonyms | baffle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
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