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regulate - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
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regularize,
regularise,
order,
govern |
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deregulate lift the regulations on
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decide,
determine,
make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
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standardise,
standardize cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"
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district,
zone regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
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regulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" |
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modulate |
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adjust,
correct,
set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
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