regulate
English Thesaurus
1. check the emission of (sound) (verb.change)
2. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | adjust, correct, set, |
| definition | : | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard (verb.change) |
3. shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cause, do, make, |
| definition | : | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | dispose, incline, |
| definition | : | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | miscreate, |
| definition | : | shape or form or make badly (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | carry weight, |
| definition | : | have influence to a specified degree (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | decide, |
| definition | : | influence or determine (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reshape, |
| definition | : | shape anew or differently (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | time, |
| definition | : | set the speed, duration, or execution of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | index, |
| definition | : | adjust through indexation (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pace, |
| definition | : | regulate or set the pace of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | predetermine, |
| definition | : | determine beforehand (verb.cognition) |
4. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | district, zone, |
| definition | : | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social) |
5. check the emission of (sound) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | baffle, baffle board, |
| definition | : | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy (noun.artifact) |
6. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | regulative, regulatory, |
| definition | : | restricting according to rules or principles (adj.all) |
7. shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | influence, |
| definition | : | causing something without any direct or apparent effort (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | regulating, regulation, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | form, pattern, shape, |
| definition | : | a perceptual structure (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | embodiment, shape, |
| definition | : | a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | influence, |
| definition | : | one having power to influence another (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | influence, |
| definition | : | the effect of one thing (or person) on another (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | defining, shaping, |
| definition | : | any process serving to define the shape of something (noun.process) |
8. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations (verb.social)
| antonym | : | deregulate, |
| definition | : | lift the regulations on (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | regulating, regulation, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | governor, regulator, |
| definition | : | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | government, |
| definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulation, rule, |
| definition | : | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | order, |
| definition | : | established customary state (especially of society) (noun.state) |
9. check the emission of (sound) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | baffle, baffle board, |
| definition | : | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy (noun.artifact) |
10. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | regulative, regulatory, |
| definition | : | restricting according to rules or principles (adj.all) |
11. shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | influence, |
| definition | : | causing something without any direct or apparent effort (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | regulating, regulation, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | form, pattern, shape, |
| definition | : | a perceptual structure (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | embodiment, shape, |
| definition | : | a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | influence, |
| definition | : | one having power to influence another (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | influence, |
| definition | : | the effect of one thing (or person) on another (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | defining, shaping, |
| definition | : | any process serving to define the shape of something (noun.process) |
12. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations (verb.social)
| antonym | : | deregulate, |
| definition | : | lift the regulations on (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | regulating, regulation, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | governor, regulator, |
| definition | : | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | government, |
| definition | : | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulation, rule, |
| definition | : | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | order, |
| definition | : | established customary state (especially of society) (noun.state) |
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