regulates

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

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regulates

These measures reflect how effectively the body regulates blood sugar and responds to insulin, the hormone that helps move glucose from the bloodstream into cells.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in 2024 that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private nonprofit that regulates stock exchanges, likely violates the private nondelegation doctrine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Mounjaro and Wegovy - the UK's most popular weight-loss medications - work by mimicking a natural hormone, GLP-1, which regulates hunger, and those who use then say they find their appetite is reduced.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

In particular, Prevalon makes software that regulates the power used by data centers, whose needs can swing dramatically in short periods.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Why, the law of supply and demand regulates the price of houses.”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright