regulate

Definition

Examples

The government plans to regulate the prices of basic medicine more closely.

Word Family

Synonyms

• controlpower to direct or determine
• adjustalter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
• governbring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Collocations

• Easy regulate indoor air temperature
  to regulate indoor air temperature, meaning to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
• Medium regulate traffic around school zones
  to regulate traffic around school zones, meaning to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
• Hard strictly regulate commercial banking liquidity
  describing strictly regulate commercial banking liquidity (restricted to something)
• Very Hard market forces fail to self-regulate effectively
  to market forces fail to self-regulate effectively, meaning to engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of