0 to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way:
You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat.
[ + question word ] Her mother strictly regulates how much TV she can watch.
2 to check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws:
Police can invoke the law of trespass to regulate access to these places.
The travel industry is regulated by a set of guidelines.
The switch is used to regulate the speed at which the machine operates.
The government has introduced new laws to regulate the sale of firearms.
The mysticism of religion that is already supposed to transcend logic and rules is a theoretical equal to regulated political incommensurability.
The body, its demarcation and differentiation, is a regulatory ideal whose materialisation takes place through certain highly regulated, powerful cultural practices.
This pathway regulates cell differentiation in many different tissues.
中文繁体
（尤指使按照某種方式運作而）控制，管理，調節，調整…
More中文简体
（尤指使按照某种方式运作而）控制，管理，调节，调整…
MoreEspañol
regular, controlar…
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regular…
More日本語
～を規制する, 管理する…
MoreTürk dili
düzenlemek, düzene sokmak, tanzim etmek…
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réglementer, réguler…
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regular…
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