Associations to the word «Regulate»

Wiktionary

REGULATE, verb. To dictate policy.
REGULATE, verb. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
REGULATE, verb. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.
REGULATE, verb. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
REGULATE, verb. To put or maintain in order.

Dictionary definition

REGULATE, verb. Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch".
REGULATE, verb. Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate".
REGULATE, verb. Shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion".
REGULATE, verb. Check the emission of (sound).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras