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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The bill aims to regulate more tightly an industry that has been accused of turning reproduction into a commodity and exploiting poor, vulnerable women.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Chelsea's most recent accounts showed a £262m Premier League-record pre-tax loss and Uefa continues to monitor the club under a settlement agreement from last summer that will regulate spending on players.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

There is a proper place to regulate drug risks: the federal scheme Congress and the FDA designed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

This tape helps regulate temperatures while in space but does not play a role in protecting the spacecraft during atmospheric entry.

From Science Daily • May 4, 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

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