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regulated

Variant of regulate

transitive verb regulated, regulating

  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.

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