regulate
🇺🇸
/ˈreɡjuleɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈreɡjuleɪt/
verb
B2
to control something using rules
Governments regulate industries to ensure safety and fairness.
B2
to control the speed, pressure, or temperature in a machine or system
This device helps regulate the temperature in the room.
translation
to control something using rules; to control the speed, pressure, or temperature in a machine or system
Word Forms
3rd Present
regulates
Past
regulated
Perfect
regulated
Progressive
regulating