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Dictionary definition · regulate

verb

  1. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of"regulate the temperature"
  2. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations"We cannot regulate the way people dress"
  3. shape or influence; give direction to"experience often determines ability"
  4. restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).