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regu·late (reg′yə lāt′)
transitive verb regulated -·lat′ed, regulating -·lat′·ing
- to control, direct, or govern according to a rule, principle, or system
- to adjust to a particular standard, rate, degree, amount, etc. regulate the heat
- to adjust (a clock, etc.) so as to make operate accurately
- to make uniform, methodical, orderly, etc.
Etymology: < LL regulatus, pp. of regulare, to rule, regulate < L regula, a rule
Related Forms:
- regulative reg′u·la′·tive (-lāt′iv, -lə tiv) adjective
- regulatory reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə tôr′ē) adjective
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