Meaning & use
regulate
To control or maintain something, such as a process or system, according to rules or a desired standard.
See it in a sentence
The thermostat regulates the temperature inside the house automatically throughout the day.
The agency was created to regulate food safety across the industry.
A note on using this word
Regulate often implies ongoing control to keep something within proper limits, rather than a single act of correction.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
deregulate
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