regulate — Kamus bahasa Inggris

Verba

1. To dictate policy.

2. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

   Contoh

   the laws which regulate the succession of the seasons

   The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police.

   Lebih banyak contoh (2)

   But on Tuesday, Sam Altman[…] testified before members of a Senate subcommittee and largely agreed with them on the need to regulate the increasingly powerful A.I. technology being created inside his company and others like Google and Microsoft.

   The NFA has been a flashpoint for advocates, who say that silencers are not frequently used in crime and believe that the silencers and other weapons regulated under the law, including machine guns and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, are protected by the Second Amendment.

3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

   Contoh

   to regulate a watch, i.e. adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time

   to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.

4. To put or maintain in order.

   Contoh

   to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances

   to regulate one's eating habits

Verba

1. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

   Sinonim

   modulate

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   adjustsetcorrect

   Contoh

   regulate the temperature

   modulate the pitch

2. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

   Sinonim

   regularizeregulariseordergovern

   Antonim

   deregulate

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   decidemake up one's minddetermine

   Contoh

   We cannot regulate the way people dress

   This town likes to regulate

3. shape or influence; give direction to

   Sinonim

   determineshapemoldinfluencemould

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   causedomake

   Contoh

   experience often determines ability

   mold public opinion

4. restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

   Sinonim

   baffle

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   restrainkeepkeep backhold back