Definition of regulate
regulated; regulating
transitive verb
1 a : to govern or direct according to rule
b (1) : to bring under the control of law or constituted authority (2) : to make regulations for or concerning regulate the industries of a country
2 : to bring order, method, or uniformity to regulate one's habits
3 : to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of regulate the pressure of a tire
— regulative play \ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tiv also ˈrā-\ adjective
— regulatory play \ˈre-gyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē also ˈrā-\ adjective
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