What is another word for regulate?
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
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?
On those drugs, it wasn't the quality of life that I wanted, with medical cannabis, I had such great success. I could regulate Aaron Newsom and my hypervigilance, and I was able to get off those other pills.
Where the government applies any limitationto a protected civil right ... they generally have to satisfy a strict scrutiny standard, which is not that they cannot regulate it, but that they must show that the regulation is the least restrictive means possible to achieve a compelling government interest. And the government isnt even attempting to make that showing.
If I'm paying you $10 million, I want to regulate you, keep you close to me.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it.
My duty is one that Congress has given us, which is to use our tools to achieve maximum employment and stable prices and to supervise and regulate banks so that they treat their customers fairly and so that they're strong, well-capitalized and can perform their critical function in good times and bad, that's my job. And I think for me to get into responding to any elected official would be a distraction from that job.
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