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Words related to regulate

Related / Similar Words: baffle, modulate, determine, shape, mold, influence, regularize, regularise, order, govern

Definition:

check the emission of (sound);

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch";

shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion";

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate";

Hyponyms: dispose, incline, indispose, disincline, miscreate, carry weight, decide, reshape, time, index, pace, predetermine, standardize, standardise, zone, district

Derivational Morphology: baffle, baffle board, modulation, regulator, regulation, regulating, influence, form, shape, pattern, embodiment, shaping, defining, determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor, government, governor, order, rule, regularization, regularisation

Language Translations:
Chinese: 管制		Dutch: regelen
Finnish: säätää		French: régler
German: regeln		Hungarian: irányítani
Italian: regolare		Japanese: 調節
Korean: 규정하다		Portuguese: regular
Russian: регулировать		Spanish: regular
Swedish: reglera

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