noun
                                                the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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                                                                                                        - fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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                                                                                                        - regulate the temperature
- modulate the pitch
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
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                                                                                                        - impose regulations
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                shape or influence
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                                                                                                        - give direction to
- experience often determines ability
- mold public opinion
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
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