regulate

Meaning

Verb

To dictate policy.
To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.
To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
To put or maintain in order.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin regulatus, past participle of regulō, from regula, from regō. Compare regle, rail.

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