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Meanings of regulate in English

Portuguese
regularizar
Catalan
ordenar
Spanish
regular

Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.

      regularizar
      Portuguese
      se moldar
      Catalan
      formar-se
      Spanish
      determinar

      Shape or influence; give direction to.

            se moldar
            Portuguese
            modular
            Catalan
            modular

            Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.

                  modular
                  Catalan
                  regular
                  Spanish
                  regular

                  Check the emission of (sound)

                        regular
                        Usage of regulate in English
                        1
                        One way to regulate a company is through competition, through government regulation.
                        Wired
                        2
                        Late last year, a proposal to regulate bank fees hit local markets.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        The paragraph says national governments will continue to regulate domestic arms sales.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Principles regulate ranges of events, but particular and unpredictable events make history.
                        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
                        5
                        Mr Davies said: I do not trust this industry to regulate itself.
                        BBC
                        6
                        Plans to regulate the alternative-healthcare system can't come soon enough for consumers.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        The organisation called on the Government to regulate and develop the sector.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        President Rafael Correa says the bill will better regulate the water system.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        However, how they cross-regulate each other during this process remains largely unknown.
                        Pubmed
                        10
                        He said legislators needed to proceed step by step to regulate marijuana.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Countries will be free to regulate e-cigarettes as medicine if they choose.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        According to them, it attempts to preempt state laws that regulate chemicals.
                        The Guardian
                        13
                        Verrilli answered that a law seeking to regulate that would have problems.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        But federal and state laws do not regulate location data and collection.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        Following the spat, Trump signed an executive order to regulate social media.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        However, how these stress responses coordinately regulate cellular metabolism is still unknown.
                        Pubmed
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