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REGULATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

Synonyms:

baffle; regulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "regulate" is one way to...):

hold back; keep; keep back; restrain (prevent the action or expression of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

Example:

modulate the pitch

Synonyms:

modulate; regulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "regulate" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)

regulatory (restricting according to rules or principles)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Shape or influence; give direction to

Example:

mold public opinion

Synonyms:

determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "regulate" is one way to...):

cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "regulate"):

dispose; incline (make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief)

disincline; indispose (make unwilling)

miscreate (shape or form or make badly)

carry weight (have influence to a specified degree)

decide (influence or determine)

reshape (shape anew or differently)

time (set the speed, duration, or execution of)

index (adjust through indexation)

pace (regulate or set the pace of)

predetermine (determine beforehand)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Derivation:

regulation (the act of controlling or directing according to rule)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Example:

This town likes to regulate

Synonyms:

govern; order; regularise; regularize; regulate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "regulate" is one way to...):

decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "regulate"):

standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)

district; zone (regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

deregulate (lift the regulations on)

Derivation:

regulating (the act of controlling or directing according to rule)

regulation (the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular)

regulation (a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior)

regulator (an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This variant has a role in regulating the activity of the APOA2 gene.

(International Research Team Finds Correlation Between Genetics and Obesity Is Modified by Diet, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

It is certainly very well regulated.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

The cytoplasmic APC complex may regulate cell adhesion or transmission of contact inhibition signals into cells.

(Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This nucleic acid may regulate the transcription or translation of other genes.

(microRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

These enzymes catalyze the formation of cyclic AMP and pyrophosphate from ATP and are regulated by a family of G protein-coupled receptors, protein kinases, and calcium.

(Adenylate Cyclase, NCI Thesaurus)

As INXN-1001 regulates both the timing and the levels of IL-12 expression, IL-12 toxicity can be reduced.

(Adenoviral Transduced hIL-12-expressing Autologous Dendritic Cells INXN-3001 Plus Activator Ligand INXN-1001, NCI Thesaurus)

The outside layer of these glands makes hormones that help your body respond to stress and regulate your blood pressure and water and salt balance.

(Addison Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The resulting ligand-receptor complex is translocated to the nucleus where, depending on the tissue type, it promotes or suppresses the transcription of estrogen-regulated genes, thereby exerting its agonistic or antagonistic effects.

(Acolbifene hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The antipyretic activity may result from inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and release in the central nervous system (CNS) and prostaglandin-mediated effects on the heat-regulating center in the anterior hypothalamus.

(Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)

AMPK regulates several cellular systems including the cellular uptake of glucose, the beta-oxidation of fatty acids, protein synthesis, and the biogenesis of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) and mitochondria.

(Acadesine, NCI Thesaurus)