regulate

[reg-yuh-leyt] / ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt /

VERB

manage, organize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjust administer balance classify conduct control coordinate determine govern handle improve monitor oversee readjust rectify standardize supervise

STRONG

adapt allocate arrange correct direct dispose fit fix guide legislate measure moderate modulate order reconcile rule run set settle square superintend systematize temper time true tune

WEAK

methodize pull things together put in order shape up straighten up tune up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damage mismanage neglect obey waver worsen

STRONG

confuse disagree disarrange disorder disorganize displace disturb halt leave misguide mislead mix up serve soften unsettle upset

WEAK

deregulate

Example Sentences

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Blood pressure is heavily influenced by a hormone called aldosterone, which helps regulate salt and water levels in the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

However, a 1945 federal law, the McCarran-Ferguson Act, delegates authority to regulate the insurance industry primarily to individual states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She said their dams could help regulate water flows, help release water during droughts and help keep the water clean.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

So why hasn’t Congress taken any meaningful action to regulate artificial intelligence?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

If not, I’ll have to regulate because as far as I’m concerned, they’re the ones on probation in my and how many friends I have made because of it.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

regulate

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