Regulate is defined as to control, direct or adjust.
(verb)See regulate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb regulated, regulating
Origin: < LL regulatus, pp. of regulare, to rule, regulate < L regula, a rule
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See regulate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Late Latin rēgulāre, rēgulāt-
Origin: , from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots
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