Word Type

Verb

The word "regulate" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

deregulate

Derived Terms

autoregulate coregulate coregulating counterregulate crossregulate deregulate downregulate dysregulate hyperregulate hyporegulate immunoregulate immunoregulating interregulate irregulate mechanoregulate microregulate misregulate myoregulin nonregulating osmoregulate overregulate phosphoregulate photoregulate regulatability regulatable regulative regulon reregulate reregulation retroregulate self-regulate self-regulating thermoregulate transregulate underregulate unregulate upregulate

Etymologically Related To

rail regle

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adjust cause correct decide determine do hold back keep keep back make make up one's mind restrain set

Manner Of

adjust decide

Related Terms

regular regulation regulator rule ruler

Related Terms

adjust control dictate direct law maintain mechanism order particular policy principle proper put regular regulation regulator requirement rule ruler specification temperature

Synonym Network

baffle determine

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