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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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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The researchers found that GPR133 helps regulate this balance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

When it comes to congressional and presidential elections, Article I of the Constitution grants Congress power to regulate the time, place and manner of holding elections but not who is eligible to vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

This was probably why people were able to empty porta potties or regulate the quality of canned cat food in factories with actual taste tests.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan