Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.
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Regulate
/ˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/
Synonyms for "regulate" (337 found)
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abateaccommodateaccordadaptadjustadjust toadministeradministratealignalterarrangearrayarticulateassimilateassimilate toassuageattendattuneauthorizebalance
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be masterbe responsible forbox incall the shotscall the signalscaptaincarry onchairchartcircumscribecodifycommandconditionconductconstitutecontrolcool offcoordinatecorrectcut to
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(14 words)
cadenceschemical hazard controlconstant levelcontrol materialcontrol overall forcecontrol processcontrol structures lessoncontrolled energiescontrolled trial datacontrollingcontrolling temperaturecontrolsconveyor speedcrottle
Strong matches (101)
dampdecidedeclare lawfuldecreedeploydeterminediminishdirectdisciplinedisposeenactengineerequalizeequilibrizeestablishevenfitfixflattenform
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formulategear togoverngradeguidehandleharmonizeheadhead uphedgehedge abouthierarchizehomogenizehomologatehomologizekeykey tolay down the lawlay outleadlead onleavenlegalizelegislatelegitimatelegitimatizelegitimizelevellimitline upmaintainmake a regulationmake legalmake plumbmake the rulesmake uniformmanage
Verb(14 words)
determinedomesticatesestablishesfine-tuneformalisedgovernedgoverninggovernsinfluencelegislatesmaintain homeostasismaintain total controlmanagemanage forests
Noun(28 words)
dialsdietdietsdiscipline methodsdiscipline proceduresdisciplinesecosystem dynamic balanceelementary grade regulationenforcingenvironmental controlenvironmental control systemexecutive functiongene regulatedgovern closelygovernably regulatedgovernance basedgovernance centeredgoverned areagovernigoverning bodies
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governing rulesgovernmentally administeredgovernmentally regulated industryhormone signaling controllawfully regulatedlimit decisionsmanage yourselfmanagement discipline
Adjective(2 words)
ecological system balancegoverning system
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Noun(47 words)
managingmeteringmoderatesmodulate expressionmodulatingmore governingmost governmentally controllednutrient cycle balanceoperate controllablypacepacingpolicepolicingpolicing behaviorpolicing guidelinespolicy directedpond ecosystem balancespower inputprice control consequencespulse
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regimentregimentingregimentsregulatingrhythmsrule based processruling body decisionssafeguardseed bank governanceself controlledsluicesound level controlspeaking pacespeaking tempostabilizing influencesubjectingsubjugatingsupervisingsurface water controlteacher led discussionthrottlethrottlesthrottlingtonevalvesvalvingzoning
maneuvermanipulatemarshalmastermindmeasuremethodizemitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemonitornarrownormalizeofficeroperateordainorderorganizeoverseepacify
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palliateplanpoliceprescribepresidepreside overproportionpull the stringsput in forceput in tunequalifyquarterbackquietrankrationalizereconcilerectifyreduceregimentregularizeregulate byrestrainrestrictrightroutinizerulerunsanctionscaleseasonsetset conditionsset limitsset rightset upsettlesimilarizeskippersmoothsoftenstabilizestand overstandardizesteerstereotypestructuresuperintendsupervisesymmetrizesyncsynchronizesystematizetailortake commandtake the leadtempertimetranquilizetrim totruetrue uptunetune upuniformizeusevalidatewear the pantswield authority
Adjective(7 words)
moderate energymoderate pacemoderate temperatureregimentedscholarly disciplineswedish regleratemperate
Verb(23 words)
moderatedmodulatedmodulatesmoldmonitoredmouldorderoversawoverseespacedpolicedpolicesregulariseregularizeregulate speedrestrict contactrestrict decisionsshapestabilisestabilize concentration
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Determiner(3 words)
more flyball governingmost governingthe governed
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8 entriesdiet regulationflow adjustmentpesticide regulationprice regulationspeed regulationtemperature adjustmenttraffic regulationvolume control
Collocations
6 entriesregulate behaviorregulate emotionsregulate flowregulate pricesregulate speedregulate temperature
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
During warm weather, sweating helps man regulate his body temperature.
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Forests regulate the water cycle and take away harmful carbon dioxide.
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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.
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