English

Detailed Synonyms for regulate in English

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