Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.
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Regulate
//ˈɹɛɡjəleɪt//
Synonyms for "regulate" (197 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (59)
Related words (98)
make the rulesmake uniformmanagemaneuvermanipulatemarshalmastermindmeasuremethodizemitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemonitornarrownormalizeofficeroperateordainorder
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organizeoverseepacifypalliateplanpoliceprescribepresidepreside overproportionpull the stringsput in forceput in tunequalifyquarterbackquietrankrationalizereconcilerectifyreduceregimentregularizeregulate byrestrainrestrictrightroutinizerulerunsanctionscaleseasonsetset conditionsset limitsset rightset upsettlesimilarizeskippersmoothsoftenstabilizestand overstandardizesteerstereotypestructuresuperintendsupervisesymmetrizesyncsynchronizesystematizetailortake commandtake the leadtempertimetranquilizetrim totruetrue uptunetune upuniformizeusevalidatewear the pantswield authority
Verb(7 words)
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13 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
etymologically related_to
2 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
29 translations across 22 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κανονίζω verb (adjust)
Arabic
1 entries- ضَبَطَ verb (adjust)
Armenian
1 entries- կարգավորել verb (adjust)
Bulgarian
1 entries- регулирам verb (adjust)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 調節 /调节 verb (adjust)
Czech
1 entries- regulovat verb (adjust)
Dutch
1 entries- regelen verb (adjust)
Finnish
1 entries- säätää verb (adjust)
French
1 entries- régler verb (adjust)
German
2 entries- regeln verb (adjust)
- regulieren verb (adjust)
Hungarian
2 entries- irányít verb (adjust)
- szabályoz verb (adjust)
Italian
3 entries- registrare verb (adjust)
- regolare verb (adjust)
- tarare verb (adjust)
Japanese
1 entries- 調節する verb (adjust)
Korean
1 entries- 규정하다 verb (adjust)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- regulowaś verb (adjust)
- regulěrowaś verb (adjust)
Old English
1 entries- metegian verb (adjust)
Portuguese
1 entries- regular verb (adjust)
Romanian
1 entries- regula verb (adjust)
Russian
2 entries- отрегули́ровать verb (adjust)
- регули́ровать verb (adjust)
Spanish
2 entries- reglamentar verb (control)
- regular verb (adjust)
Swedish
1 entries- reglera verb (adjust)
Turkish
1 entries- regüle etmek verb (adjust)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
During warm weather, sweating helps man regulate his body temperature.
Source: tatoeba (276781)
Forests regulate the water cycle and take away harmful carbon dioxide.
Source: tatoeba (681001)
There is a written and an unwritten law. The one by which we regulate our constitutions in our cities is the written law; that which arises from customs is the unwritten law.
Source: tatoeba (907403)
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