regulate

reg·u·late

 (rĕg′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·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.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin rēgulāre, rēgulāt-, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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reg′u·la′tive, reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

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regulate

(ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to adjust (the amount of heat, sound, etc, of something) as required; control

2. (Mechanical Engineering) to adjust (an instrument or appliance) so that it operates correctly

3. to bring into conformity with a rule, principle, or usage

[C17: from Late Latin rēgulāre to control, from Latin rēgula a ruler]

ˈregulative, ˈregulatory adj

ˈregulatively adv

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reg•u•late

(ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, or method.

2. to adjust in accordance with some standard or requirement, as of amount or degree: to regulate the temperature.

3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch.

4. to put in good order: to regulate the digestion.

[1620–30; < Late Latin rēgulātus, past participle of rēgulāre, derivative of Latin rēgula rod for measuring and drawing lines, rule; see -ate¹]

reg′u•la`tive (-yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪv) reg′u•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

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regulate

Past participle: regulated
Gerund: regulating

Imperative

regulate

regulate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	regulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" modulate adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
	2.	regulate - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" govern, regularise, regularize, order standardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns deregulate - lift the regulations on
	3.	regulate - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" shape, determine, influence, mold dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" disincline, indispose - make unwilling miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies" carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight" decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" predetermine - determine beforehand cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	4.	regulate - check the emission of (sound) baffle confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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regulate

verb

1. control, run, order, rule, manage, direct, guide, handle, conduct, arrange, monitor, organize, govern, administer, oversee, supervise, systematize, superintend a powerful body to regulate the stock market

2. moderate, control, modulate, settle, fit, balance, tune, adjust He breathed deeply trying to regulate the pound of his heartbeat.

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regulate

verb

1. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters:

control, govern.

2. To alter for proper functioning:

adjust, fix, set, tune (up).

Music: attune.

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Translations

يُعَدِّل، يَضْبُطيُنَظِّم

regulovatseřídit

justereregulerestillestyre

einstellenregelnregulieren

regular

réglerrégulerréglementer

stillastjórna

regolare

regular

регулировать

regulovať

uravnati

ayarlamakdüzenlemek

控制校准调整

regulate

[ˈregjʊleɪt] VT

1. (= control) [+ expenditure, prices, temperature, level, pressure] → regular
a well-regulated life → una vida ordenada

2. (= make rules for) [+ industry, products] → regular
a new body to regulate TV advertising → un nuevo organismo que regula la publicidad que se emite por televisión
see also self-regulating

3. (Tech) [+ machine, mechanism] → regular

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regulate

[ˈrɛgjʊleɪt] vt

(= govern with rules) [+ process, industry, competition] → réguler

(= control the operation of) [+ machine] → régler; [+ balance, temperature] → réguler
a drug that regulates the hormonal balance of the body → un médicament qui régule l'équilibre hormonal du corps

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regulate

vt (= control) → regulieren; flow, expenditure also, traffic, lifestyle → regeln; to regulate the use of something → den Gebrauch von etw begrenzen

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regulate

[ˈrɛgjʊˌleɪt] vt → regolare

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regular

(ˈregjulə) adjective

1. usual. Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it? gereeld, gewone مُنْتَظَم، دَوْري нормален habitual obvyklý, řádný gewöhnlich sædvanlig συνηθισμένοςhabitual harilik, alatine معمول؛ همیشگی tavallinen habituelקבוע नियमित stalan, redovan szokásos biasa vanabundinn, venjulegur abituale いつもの 보통의, 정상인 įprastinis, nuolatinis parasts biasa vastvanligstały سم، منظم يورنګ يوشان ، په حساب برابر، په قاعده برابر، وړ مناسب، عادى،معيارى وسله وال عسكر habitual obişnuit обычный, привычный zvyčajný običajen uobičajen vanlig เป็นประจำ olağan, alışılmış 普通的 постійний باقاعدہ thường xuyên 普通的

2. (American) normal. He's too handicapped to attend a regular school. gewone عادي، مُنْتَظَم редовен normal obyčejný, normální normal almindelig; normal κανονικόςnormal, común tavaline عادی tavallinen ordinaireרגיל सामान्य redovan, normalan normális normal venjulegur normale 普通の 정규의 normalus parasts, normāls normal gewoonvanlig, normalnormalny عادى normal obişnuit обычный normálny navaden običan vanlig, reguljär ปกติ normal (美國)正規的 нормальний حسب معمول thông thường 正规的

3. occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between. They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular? gereeld مُنْتَظِم равен regular pravidelný regelmäßig regelmæssig κανονικός, τακτόςregular korrapärane مرتب؛ منظم säännöllinen régulierסדיר स्थायी redovit, točan szabályos, rendes teratur jafn, reglulegur regolare 一定の 일정한 lygus, vienodas regulārs; noteikts biasa regelmatigjevn, konstantregularny سم، منظم regular regulat, egal правильный, равный pravidelný, riadny pravilen pravilan jämn, regelbunden เกิดขึ้นเป็นประจำ düzenli, muntazam 定期的，有規律的 регулярний; нормальний وقفوں سے ہونے والا cách đều về thời gian và khoảng cách 定时的，有规律的固定的

4. involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc. a man of regular habits. eenvormig, eentonig ثابِت، مألوف постоянен regular pravidelný regelmäßig fast τακτικόςregular korrapärane دائمی؛ همیشگی säännöllinen régulierקבוע आम redovan szokásszerű teratur vanabundinn regolare, fisso 規則正しい 규칙적인 pastovus pastāvīgs; noteikts tabiat tetap geregeldregelmessig, vane- uregulowany, systematyczny دايمى regular fă­cut cu regularitate размеренный pravidelný vsakdanji ustaljen regelbunden ทำเป็นนิสัย muntazam 習慣性的 постійний, систематичний بلا ناغہ thói quen 惯常的有规律的

5. frequent. He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers. gereeld مُتَكَرِّر، مُنْتَظَم редовен frequente pravidelný regelmäßig jævnlig; fast τακτικός, συχνόςhabitual püsi-, igapäevane دائم vakituinen habituelקבוע बराबर आने वाला čest, stalan (posjetitelj, mušterija) rendszeres sering datang fastur, fasta- abituale いつもの 단골의 nuolatinis, pastovus pastāvīgs; biežs pelanggan tetap vastregelmessig, faststały تل frequente obişnuit постоянный pravidelný reden čest regelbunden, fast, stam- บ่อย ๆ devamlı, daimî 經常的 постійний بکثرت وقوع پذیر ہونے والا thường xuyên 经常的

6. permanent; lasting. He's looking for a regular job. vaste دائِم дълготраен permanente trvalý regulär fast μόνιμοςpermanente, fijo püsiv ثابت pysyvä permanentקבוע स्थायी stalan állandó tetap fastur fisso 正規の 오래 지속되는 pastovus pastāvīgs; nemainīgs kerja tetap vastfaststały تل تر تله، دايمى، همشه permanente permanent постоянный trvalý stalen stalan stadig, fast ถาวร düzenli, daimî 永久的 постійний مستقل ổn định 固定的，永久性的

7. (of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language. `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb. reëlmatig قِياسي правилен regular pravidelný regelmäßig regelmæssig ομαλόςregular reeglipärane با قاعده säännöllinen régulierרגיל सामान्य विभक्तियों के अनुरूप pravilan rendes, szabályos verba beraturan reglulegur regolare 規則変化の 규칙 변화의 taisyklingas regulārs, kārtns sejenis kata nama, kata kerja regelmatigregelmessigregularny په قاعده regular regulat правильный pravidelný pravilen pravilan regelbunden คำนาม หรือกริยาที่ผันตามกฎ düzenli, kurallı 規則的 правильний اسم، فعل وغیرہ کا زبان کے عام قواعدی نمونے کے مطقابق ہونا theo quy tắc 规则的

8. the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical. a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure. simmetries مُتَساوي الأضْلاع симетричен regular pravidelný regelmäßig regulær κανονικός, συμμετρικόςregular korrapärane منظم säännöllinen régulierסימטרי समरूप pravilan szabályos simetris reglulegur, jafn, réttur regolare 整った 균형 잡힌 taisyklingas pareizs; simetrisks seragam regelmatigregelmessig, regulærregularny منظم regular regulat правильный pravidelný pravilen, simetričen simetričan regelbunden เป็นระเบียบ düzgün, muntazam 整齊的，勻稱的 правильний متناسب cân đối 整齐的，匀称的

9. of ordinary size. I don't want the large size of packet – just give me the regular one. gewone عادي الحَجْم нормален normal obvyklý normal medium; mellemstor κανονικού μεγέθους de tamaño normal normaalne معمولی normaalikokoinen ordinaireרגיל तुल्य, सम normalne veličine normál (méretű), rendes ukuran biasa venjulegur normale 普通サイズの 보통 크기의 normalus, paprastas parasts; normāls saiz biasa gewoonvanligzwykły عادی normal de di­men­­siuni obişnuite нормальный obvyklý navaden običan vanlig, normal ธรรมดา normal 普通尺寸的 звичайний مناسب trung bình 普通尺寸的

10. (of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers. staande نِظامي професионален regular pravidelný Berufs-... professionel μόνιμος, τακτικόςprofesional regulaar- حرفه ای کادر ثابت ارتش kantahenkilökuntaan kuuluva régulier צְבַא קְבָע पूर्णकालिक redovna vojska, profesionalac hivatásos reguler atvinnu- regolare 正規の [군사] 정규의 kadrinis, reguliarusis regulārs; štata-; kadru- bekerja sepenuh masa beroeps-yrkes-, profesjonellzawodowy وسله وال عسكر regular obişnuit кадровый, регулярный pravidelný poklicen profesionalni vojnik stamanställd, reguljära [trupper] ประจำการ muvazzaf, profesyonel 常備軍的，由常備兵組成的 регулярний فوج کا مستقل سپاہی thường trực; chính quy 常备军的，由常备兵组成的

noun

1. a soldier in the regular army. beroepsoldaat جُنْدي نِظامي професионален войник soldado profissional voják z povolání der Berufssoldat professionel soldat μόνιμος στρατιώτης soldado profesional regulaarväelane کادر ثابت ammattisotilas soldat/-ate de métier חַיָיל בְקבָע नियमित सैनिक vojnik redovite vojske hivatásos katona tentara reguler atvinnuhermaður (soldato dell'esercito regolare) 正規兵 정규군 kadrinis, profesionalus kariškis regulārās armijas karavīrs askar biasa beroepssoldaatprofesjonell, yrkessoldat żołnierz zawodowy وسله وال عسكر soldado profissional soldat de carieră солдат регулярной армии vojak z povolania poklicni vojak vojnik stamanställd soldat ทหารประจำการ muvazzaf asker 正規兵 регулярний військовий مستقل فوج کا سپاہی quân chính quy 正规兵

2. a regular customer (eg at a bar). gereelde klant زُبون مُواظِب редовен клиент freguês habitual stálý zákazník der Stammkunde, die Stammkundin stamgæst τακτικός πελάτης, θαμώναςhabitual alaline klient, kunde مشتری دائم vakioasiakas habitué/-ée לָקוֹחַ קָבוּע नियमित रूप से भेंट करने आने वाला redovita mušterija törzsvendég pelanggan tetap fastagestur (cliente abituale/fisso) 常連 단골 손님 nuolatinis lankytojas pastāvīgs apmeklētājs/klients pelanggan tetap vaste klantfast kunde stały gość/klient دايمي اخيستونكي freguês habitual client obişnuit завсегдатай stály zákazník stalni gost redovna mušterija stamgäst, -kund ลูกค้าประจำ devamlı müşteri 常客 постійний відвідувач مستقل گاہک khách quen 常客

ˌreguˈlarity (-ˈla-) noun

gereeldheid تَناسُق، دِقَّه، مُواظَبَه، نِظاميَّه، إطّراد редовност regularidade pravidelnost die Regelmäßigkeit regelmæssighed κανονικότητα, ομαλότητα regularidad korrapärasus نظم säännöllisyys régularitéקביעות नियमा नुकूलता pravilnost, redovitost szabályosság, rendszeresség keteraturan reglubundinn regolarità 規則正しさ 규칙적임 pastovumas, nuolat pasikartojantis reiškinys regularitāte; sistemātiskums kebiasaan regelmaatregelmessighet, jevnhetregularność, systematyczność سمون نظم ، برابر تيا regularidade regularitate регулярность pravidelnosť pravilnost pravilnost regelbundenhet ประจำ düzenlilik 規律性，規則性 правильність; регулярність باقاعدگی sự thường xuyên 规则性

ˈregularly adverb

1. at regular times, places etc. His heart was beating regularly. bestendig بصورَةٍ مُنْتَظَمَه редовно regularmente pravidelně regelmäßig regelmæssigt κανονικά, σε τακτά διαστήματα con regularidad, regularmente korrapäraselt به طور منظم säännöllisesti régulièrement בְאוֹפֶן סָדִיר नियमित रूप से pravilno szabályosan secara teratur reglulega regolarmente 規則正しく 규칙적으로 tolygiai, vienodai regulāri; normāli dalam kadar yang tetap regelmatigregelmessigregularnie, miarowo په منظم ډول، په سمه توګه، په خپل وخت regularmente (în mod) regulat через одинаковые промежутки pravidelne pravilno pravilno regelbundet, jämnt อย่างเป็นประจำ düzenli olarak 規律地，定點地 нормально باقاعدگی سے đều đặn 有规律地，规则地

2. frequently. He comes here regularly. gereeld بانْتِظام، بصورَةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه често com frequência často regelmäßig jævnligt τακτικά, συχνάregularmente, con frecuencia sageli به طور مکرر usein régulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן רָגִיל अकसर redovito rendszeresen; gyakran sering reglulega regolarmente しょっちゅう 자주 nuolat, reguliariai regulāri; bieži kerap regelmatigregelmessig, jevntregularnie په سمه توګه com frequência regu­lat, frecvent регулярно často redno često regelbundet บ่อย ๆ sık sık 經常地 регулярно پابندی سے một cách thường xuyên 经常地

ˈregulate (-leit) verb

1. to control. We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic. reguleer يُنَظِّم контролирам controlar regulovat regeln styre; regulere κανονίζω, ρυθμίζωregular reguleerima تحت نظارت درآوردن säännöstellä régler לְווָסֶת नियमन करना regulirati, odrediti szabályoz mengontrol, mengatur stjórna regolare 規制する 통제하다 reguliuoti, tvarkyti, reglamentuoti regulēt mengawal regelenregulereregulować برابر ول، سمول، اداره كول، كنټرولول، منظمول، تعديلول controlar a reglementa контролировать; регулировать regulovať urediti kontrolisati reglera ควบคุม (ทางวิศวกรรม) düzenlemek 控制 регулювати منظم کرنا kiểm soát 控制

2. to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc. Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately? verstel يُعَدِّل، يَضْبُط сверявам regular seřídit einstellen justere; stille ρυθμίζωregular korda seadma تنظیم کردن säätää régler לְכָווֵן संमजित करना podesiti beállít mencocokkan stilla regolare 調整する 조절하다 sureguliuoti noregulēt (mehānismu) membetulkan regulerenstille, justerewyregulować منظمول regular a re­gla регулировать nastaviť uravnati srediti justera, ställa in ปรับเครื่องจักรให้ทำงานคงที่ ayarlamak 調整，校準 вивіряти, регулювати درست کرنا điều chỉnh 调整，校准

ˌreguˈlation noun

1. a rule or instruction. There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; (also adjective) Please use envelopes of the regulation size. regulasie أنْظِمَه، تَعْليمات، قَوانين правило regulamento předpis; předepsaný die Regelung; vorschriftsmäßig regel; foreskrevet κανονισμός, κανόναςregla juhis مقررات sääntö règlement; réglementaireתקנה नियमन, नियमानुकूलन propisan előírás(os) peraturan regla, reglugerð regola; regolamentare 規則 규칙, 규정 taisyklė, nuostatai, reglamentas; nustatytas instrukcija; nolikums; noteikums peraturan voorschriftregel, bestemmelseprzepis قاعده، مقررات، كړن لاره regulamento regulă; reglementare правило predpis; predpísaný predpis; predpisan pravila regel, föreskrift, reglemente กฎข้อบังคับ kural, tüzük, yönetmelik 規則，法令 регулювання; правило قانون qui định 规章，法规

2. the act of regulating. the regulation of a piece of machinery. regulering تَنْظيم، ضَبْط регулиране regulação seřízení die Einstellung justering; indstilling ρύθμισηregulación reguleerimine تنظیم säätö réglageויסות बन्दोबस्त pravilo szabályozás pengaturan stilling regolamento 調整 규제 reguliavimas regulēšana akta reguleringregulering, innstillingregulacja تنظیم regulação reglare регулировка nastavenie uravnanje regulisanje reglering, inställning การวางข้อกำหนด düzenleme 調整 регулювання; інструкція باضابطہ بنانے کا عمل sự điều chỉnh 调整

ˈregulator (-lei-) noun

a thing that regulates (a piece of machinery etc). regulator مُنَظِّم، جِهاز يَتَحَكَّم بالسُّرْعَه стабилизатор regulador regulátor der Regler kontrollant ρυθμιστήςregulador regulaator تنظیم کننده säädin régulateurוסת प्रबन्धकर्ता regulator szabályozó (készülék) regulator gangráður/-stillir regolatore 調整器 규제자, 조절 장치 reguliatorius regulators pengatur regelaarregulator regulator سموونكى، برابرونكى regulador regulator регулятор regulátor regulator regulator reglage, regulator เครื่องควบคุมอัตโนมัติ düzenleyici, regülatör 調節器，校準器 регулятор پرزہ máy điều chỉnh 调节器，标准仪

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regulate

v. regular, ordenar.

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