regulate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of regulate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] regulate (something) to control something by means of rules The department is responsible for regulating the insurance industry The activities of credit companies are regulated by law
REGULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary To regulate an activity or process means to control it, especially by means of rules Serious reform is needed to improve institutions that regulate competition [VERB noun] As we get older the temperature-regulating mechanisms in the body become less efficient [VERB -ing]
regulate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc : to regulate household expenses to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc : to regulate the temperature
regulate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary regulate (third-person singular simple present regulates, present participle regulating, simple past and past participle regulated) To dictate policy The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police
regulate, regulated, regulating, regulates- WordWeb dictionary definition Verb: regulate 're-gyu,leyt Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of "regulate the temperature "; - modulate Bring into conformity with rules, principles or usage; impose regulations "This town likes to regulate"; "We cannot regulate the way people dress "; - regularize, regularise [Brit], order, govern Give direction to; be an