regulate

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪt/

The English word “regulate” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To dictate policy.
To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
To put or maintain in order.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regulatus, perfect passive participle of regulō (“to direct, rule, regulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from regula (“rule”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail. Displaced native Old English metegian.

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