meaning of regulate2
1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.
2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.
3. To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.
4. check the emission of sound
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