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Dictionary: reg·u·late   (rĕg'yə-lāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
  1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
  2. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.
  3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
  4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

[Middle English, from Late Latin rēgulāre, rēgulāt-, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule.]

regulative reg'u·la'tive or reg'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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verb

  1. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters: control, govern. See control/uncontrol, machine.
  2. To alter for proper functioning: adjust, fix, set1, tune (up). Music attune. See change/persist, help/harm/harmless.

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v

Definition: manage, organize
Antonyms: deregulate, disorganize, mismanage


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - regulere, indstille, styre, tilpasse

Nederlands (Dutch)
reguleren, regelen, ordenen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réguler, contrôler, régler, réglementer

Deutsch (German)
v. - regulieren, richtig stellen, regeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρυθμίζω, διευθετώ, κανονίζω, τακτοποιώ, (μηχαν.) ρυθμίζω (κν. ρεγουλάρω)

Italiano (Italian)
regolare, regolarizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - regular, moderar

Русский (Russian)
контролировать, отрегулировать, урегулировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reglamentar, ajustar, regular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - normera, justera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
管理, 为...制订规章, 控制, 校准

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 管理, 為...制訂規章, 控制, 校準

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 규제하다, 조절하다, 규칙적이 되게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 規定する, 調節する, 整理する, 調整する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينظم, يضبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסדיר, הביא למצב קבוע, הביא למצב תקין, כיוון, כוונן, ויסת, תיקן‬


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