| VERB | change | regulate, modulate | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
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| social | regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern | bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage | |
| cognition | regulate, determine, shape, mold, influence | shape or influence | |
| change | regulate, baffle | check the emission of (sound) |
| Sounds | reh'gyahley.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "regulate the temperature" | |
| Synonym | modulate | |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| Spanish | modular, regular | |
| Catalan | modular, regular | |
| Adjectives | regulatory | restricting according to rules or principles / principles |
| Nouns | regulator | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. |
| Meaning | Bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage; impose regulations. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | regularize, regularise, order, govern | |
| Narrower | standardize, standardise | Cause to conform to standard or norm |
| zone, district | regulate housing in | |
| Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
| Opposite | deregulate | Lift the regulations on |
| Spanish | normar, regir, regularizar, regular | |
| Catalan | normar, ordenar, regir, regularitzar, regular | |
| Nouns | regulating | the act of controlling or directing / directing according to rule |
| regulation | the act of bringing to uniformity | |
| regulation | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | |
| regulator | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest | |
| Meaning | shape or influence; give direction to. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | determine, shape, mold, influence | |
| Narrower | carry weight | Have influence to a specified degree |
| decide | Influence or determine | |
| dispose, incline | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief | |
| index | Adjust through indexation | |
| indispose, disincline | make unwilling | |
| miscreate | shape or form or make badly | |
| pace | regulate or set the pace of | |
| predetermine | Determine beforehand | |
| reshape | shape anew or differently | |
| time | Set the speed, duration, or execution of | |
| Broader | cause, do, make | give rise to |
| Spanish | determinar, forjar, formarse, influenciar, influir, moldear, regularizarse | |
| Catalan | determinar, forjar, formar-se, influenciar, influir, regularitzar-se | |
| Nouns | regulation | the act of controlling or directing / directing according to rule |
| Meaning | check the emission of (sound) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | baffle | |
| Broader | restrain, keep, keep back, hold back | Keep under control |
| Spanish | regular | |
| Catalan | regular | |
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