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regulate Definition

regu·late (reg′yə lāt′)

transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

  1. to control, direct, or govern according to a rule, principle, or system
  2. to adjust to a particular standard, rate, degree, amount, etc. regulate the heat
  3. to adjust (a clock, etc.) so as to make operate accurately
  4. to make uniform, methodical, orderly, etc.

Etymology: < LL regulatus, pp. of regulare, to rule, regulate < L regula, a rule

regulate Related Forms
reg′u·la′·tive (-lāt′iv, -lə tiv) adjective reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə tôr′ē) adjective
regulate Synonyms

regulate

v.

  1. To control

    rule, direct, govern, monitor; see command 2, manage 1.

  2. To adjust

    arrange, set, methodize, dispose, classify, systematize, put in order, order, fix, settle, adapt, standardize, coordinate, allocate, readjust, reconcile, rectify, correct, improve, temper, control; see also adjust 1, order 3, organize 1.

regulate Usage Examples

Object

  • profession: The Commissioners considered in what circumstances a body set up to regulate the profession could be charitable.
  • expression: Role of growth factors in regulating the expression of ion channels.
  • transcription: The released SREBP can then translocate to the cell nucleus to regulate transcription of genes for enzymes involved, e.g. , in cholesterol synthesis.
  • secretion: This everyday shampoo eliminates them, regulating sebum secretion and easing discomfort.
  • temperature: Ecstasy acts to reduce appetite and disrupts the user's ability to regulate body temperature.
  • flow: The technology is also there to regulate that flow.

Subject

  • FSA: The scheme does not apply to subscribers that are not regulated by the FSA.
  • statute: Evolution of UK Copyright Law English copyright law has a history going back five centuries and has been regulated by statute for almost three.
  • law: Business practice is likely to become heavily regulated by the law.
  • treaty: Estates, inheritances and gifts are regulated by separate treaties.

Modifying Another Word

  • tightly: Live animal research is more tightly regulated in Britain than anywhere else in the world.
  • strictly: The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety.
  • federally: Create federally regulated y conceptually the the ddd framework public insurance we.
  • differentially: Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 ( TLR2 and TLR4 ) agonists differentially regulate secretory interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene expression in macrophages.
  • developmentally: Genomic organization and developmentally regulated expression of an apicomplexan aspartyl proteinase.
  • lightly: Now we must champion the cause of a flexible, free trading, low tax, lightly regulated Europe.

Preposition: by

  • FSA: The scheme does not apply to subscribers that are not regulated by the FSA.
  • statute: Evolution of UK Copyright Law English copyright law has a history going back five centuries and has been regulated by statute for almost three.
  • law: Business practice is likely to become heavily regulated by the law.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: Auditors Auditors shall be appointed and their duties regulated in accordance with the Act.