Adjective: regulated 're-gyu,ley-tid- Controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
"well regulated industries"; "houses with regulated temperature" Verb: regulate 're-gyu,leyt- Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
"regulate the temperature"; - modulate - Bring into conformity with rules, principles or usage; impose regulations
"This town likes to regulate"; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; - regularize, regularise [Brit], order, govern - Give direction to; be an influence on
"experience often regulates ability"; - determine, shape, mold [N. Amer], influence, mould [Brit, Cdn] - Restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
- baffle
Type of: adjust, cause, correct, decide, determine, do, engender, hold back, keep, keep back, make, make up one's mind, restrain, set Antonym: unregulated Encyclopedia: Regulated Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 |