regulate

(Inglés)

  1. To dictate policy.
  2. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
  3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
  4. To put or maintain in order.

Frecuencia

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Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Borrowed from Latin regulatus, perfect passive participle of regulō (“to direct, rule, regulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from regula (“rule”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail. Displaced native Old English metegian.

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