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Detailed Synonyms for regulation in English

regulation:

regulation [the ~] noun

  1. the regulation
    the regulation; the prescription; the recommendation
  2. the regulation
    the regulation; the precept; the rule
  3. the regulation
    the regulation; the official regulation; the rule
  4. the regulation
    the ordinance; the regulation; the by-law
  5. the regulation
    the discipline; the ordinance; the determination; the regulation; the submission; the by-law; the regulations; the rules; the fixing; the defining
    the decision
    – a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration 1
    • decision [the ~] noun
      • a decision unfavorable to the opposition1
  6. the regulation
    the normalization; the regulation; the normalisation
  7. the regulation
    the regulation
  8. the regulation
    – the act of controlling or directing according to rule 1
    the regulation; the regulating
    – the act of controlling or directing according to rule 1
    • regulation [the ~] noun
      • fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians1
    • regulating [the ~] noun
  9. the regulation
    – the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular 1
    the regulation; the regularization; the regularisation
    – the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular 1
  10. the regulation
    – a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 1
    the regulation; the rule
    – a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 1
    • regulation [the ~] noun
      • short haircuts were the regulation1
    • rule [the ~] noun
      • it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast1
  11. the regulation
    – an authoritative rule 1
    the regulation; the ordinance
    – an authoritative rule 1
  12. the regulation
    – (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered 1
    the regulation
    – (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered 1
  13. the regulation
    – the state of being controlled or governed 1
    the regulation
    – the state of being controlled or governed 1

regulation adj

  1. regulation
    – prescribed by or according to regulation 1
    regulation
    – prescribed by or according to regulation 1

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Related Definitions for "regulation":

  1. prescribed by or according to regulation1
    • regulation army equipment1
  2. the act of controlling or directing according to rule1
    • fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians1
  3. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular1
  4. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior1
    • short haircuts were the regulation1
  5. an authoritative rule1
  6. (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered1
  7. the state of being controlled or governed1

regulation form of regulate:

to regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)

  1. to regulate
    to arrange; to regulate; to settle; to order; to fix
    • arrange verb (arranges, arranged, arranging)
    • regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • order verb (orders, ordered, ordering)
    • fix verb (fixes, fixed, fixing)
  2. to regulate
    to regulate
    • regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)
  3. to regulate
    to standardize; to regulate; to standardise
  4. to regulate
    – check the emission of (sound) 1
    to regulate; to baffle
    – check the emission of (sound) 1
    • regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
  5. to regulate
    – fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of 1
    to regulate; modulate
    – fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of 1
    • regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)
      • regulate the temperature1
    • modulate verb
      • modulate the pitch1
  6. to regulate
    – shape or influence; give direction to 1
    to determine; to shape; to influence; mold; to regulate
    – shape or influence; give direction to 1
    • determine verb (determines, determined, determining)
      • experience often determines ability1
    • shape verb (shapes, shaped, shaping)
    • influence verb (influences, influenced, influencing)
    • mold verb
      • mold public opinion1
    • regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)
  7. to regulate
    – bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations 1
    to order; to regulate; to regularize; to govern; regularise
    – bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations 1
    • order verb (orders, ordered, ordering)
    • regulate verb (regulates, regulated, regulating)
      • We cannot regulate the way people dress1
      • This town likes to regulate1
    • regularize verb, American (regularizes, regularized, regularizing)
    • govern verb (governs, governed, governing)
    • regularise verb, British

Conjugations for regulate:

present
  1. regulate
  2. regulate
  3. regulates
  4. regulate
  5. regulate
  6. regulate
simple past
  1. regulated
  2. regulated
  3. regulated
  4. regulated
  5. regulated
  6. regulated
present perfect
  1. have regulated
  2. have regulated
  3. has regulated
  4. have regulated
  5. have regulated
  6. have regulated
past continuous
  1. was regulating
  2. were regulating
  3. was regulating
  4. were regulating
  5. were regulating
  6. were regulating
future
  1. shall regulate
  2. will regulate
  3. will regulate
  4. shall regulate
  5. will regulate
  6. will regulate
continuous present
  1. am regulating
  2. are regulating
  3. is regulating
  4. are regulating
  5. are regulating
  6. are regulating
subjunctive
  1. be regulated
  2. be regulated
  3. be regulated
  4. be regulated
  5. be regulated
  6. be regulated
diverse
  1. regulate!
  2. let's regulate!
  3. regulated
  4. regulating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "regulate":

  1. check the emission of (sound)1
  2. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of1
    • regulate the temperature1
  3. shape or influence; give direction to1
  4. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations1
    • We cannot regulate the way people dress1
    • This town likes to regulate1

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