regulate
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(verb) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" |
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Synonyms: modulate |
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Related Words: adjust, set |
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(verb) impose regulations on |
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Synonyms: govern, order, regularize |
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Related Words: decide, determine, district, make up one's mind, normalize, standardize, zone |
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Antonyms: deregulate |
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(verb) check the emission of (sound) |
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Synonyms: baffle |
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Related Words: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability" |
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Synonyms: determine, influence, shape |
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Related Words: cause, decide, do, index, make, pace, predetermine, reshape, time |
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