Verb
regulate -
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress" ; "This town likes to regulate"
regularize ,
regularise ,
order ,
govern
deregulate lift the regulations on
make up one's mind ,
decide ,
determine reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
standardise ,
standardize cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"
district ,
zone regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
regulate -
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature" ; "modulate the pitch"
modulate
adjust ,
correct ,
set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
regulate -
shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability" ; "mold public opinion"
determine ,
shape ,
mold ,
influence
cause ,
do ,
make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion" ; "make a stir" ; "cause an accident"
dispose ,
incline make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
disincline ,
indispose cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
miscreate shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"
carry weight have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"
decide reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
reshape shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"
time adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
index adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
pace measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
predetermine determine beforehand
regulate -
check the emission of (sound)
baffle
trammel ,
limit ,
throttle ,
bound ,
restrict ,
restrain ,
confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
