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Synonyms for regulate
ˈrɛg yəˌleɪtreg·u·late
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Princeton's WordNet
regulate, modulateverb
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
"regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
Synonyms:
order, tone, shape, mold, inflect, influence, baffle, modulate, regularize, govern, determine, regulariseAntonyms:
deregulateregulate, regularize, regularise, order, governverb
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
Synonyms:
put, govern, ordain, regularise, order, dictate, arrange, set up, say, grade, ordinate, range, influence, determine, mold, baffle, consecrate, rule, enjoin, modulate, rank, rate, tell, shape, prescribe, place, regularizeAntonyms:
deregulatedetermine, shape, mold, influence, regulateverb
shape or influence; give direction to
"experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
Synonyms:
mildew, settle, baffle, square up, work, shape, fix, find, square off, forge, modulate, determine, see, find out, govern, cast, form, define, specify, mould, regularize, watch, regularise, mold, tempt, charm, make up one's mind, decide, ascertain, influence, limit, act upon, learn, set, model, order, checkAntonyms:
deregulatebaffle, regulateverb
check the emission of (sound)
Synonyms:
baffle, stupefy, scotch, stick, perplex, bilk, shape, get, mystify, frustrate, flummox, beat, order, foil, nonplus, modulate, determine, dumbfound, thwart, govern, regularize, regularise, amaze, mold, gravel, bewilder, cross, vex, influence, puzzle, spoil, poseAntonyms:
deregulate
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
regulateverb
Synonyms:
methodize, dispose, adjust, reduce to method, adjust by rule, put in order, keep in orderregulateverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "regulate":
regulating, govern, regular, regularize, regulates, regularise, regulatory, regulated, regulation, control, legislate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#64 | see | |
#77 | get | |
#100 | find | |
#125 | work | |
#173 | order | |
#189 | set | |
#272 | check | |
#316 | place | |
#333 | control | |
#352 | rate | |
#368 | form | |
#424 | learn | |
#476 | model | |
#496 | say | |
#605 | range | |
#679 | put | |
#723 | tell | |
#871 | watch | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1299 | regular | |
#1419 | rule | |
#1518 | grade | |
#1914 | determine | |
#2110 | limit | |
#2219 | rank | |
#2233 | define | |
#2394 | cast | |
#2464 | fix | |
#2748 | regulation | |
#2851 | beat | |
#2943 | influence | |
#3012 | shape | |
#3387 | stick | |
#3436 | regulatory | |
#3568 | decide | |
#3823 | specify | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#5938 | charm | |
#7411 | organize | |
#7434 | regulated | |
#7475 | arrange | |
#8623 | settle | |
#8988 | mold | |
#9747 | pose | |
#9768 | forge | |
#10816 | foil | |
#11761 | regulate | |
#12982 | govern | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#15057 | regulating | |
#17024 | scotch | |
#17529 | prescribe | |
#19866 | ascertain | |
#20832 | dictate | |
#20940 | mould | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#21463 | regulates | |
#27523 | ordinate | |
#30103 | amaze | |
#31296 | mildew | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#39745 | tempt | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#41841 | modulate | |
#44527 | legislate | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#54523 | vex | |
#64354 | enjoin | |
#73610 | ordain | |
#92642 | consecrate | |
#95211 | perplex | |
#112496 | mystify | |
#120061 | bilk | |
#171345 | regularize | |
#182012 | inflect | |
#221422 | rale | |
#224053 | bewilder | |
#257419 | regularise |
How to use regulate in a sentence?
Social equality is not a subject to be legislated upon, nor shall I ask that anything be done to advance the social status of the colored man, except to give him a fair chance to develop what there is good in him, give him access to the schools, and when he travels let him feel assured that his conduct will regulate the treatment and fare he will receive.
The real issue seems to me is lack of capacity, both physical and human, to enforce regulation, thus attitude is changing from 'rejection' to a kind of 'wait until we have capacity to regulate!'.
Microsoft President Brad Smith:
We need to start teasing this issue apart, to understand it better and move just beyond a binary conversation of : permit it or ban it, and think about : what is the right way to regulate it ?
Now we have not just our state, but other states all looking to Florida as what will hopefully be a model for how to regulate these office clinic surgery clinic centers in a way that is uniform and that is a very high standard.
Those app market operators are gaining controlling power in the market. It is becoming necessary to regulate them.
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