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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In the U.S., the betting site is “regulated” by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

From MarketWatch

These aren’t organs that have been donated for transplant surgeries—a tightly regulated market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Thomas wants the government to introduce licences for shops that sell vapes to ensure the industry is more regulated.

From BBC

She says that certain genes affect the brain pathways that regulate hunger and fullness in response to signals sent by the stomach to the brain.

From BBC

The life-insurance industry in the U.S. is one of the most tightly regulated financial sectors, with stringent capital requirements, regular stress testing and conservative investment mandates.

From The Wall Street Journal

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