Definitions
restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“the laws which regulate the succession of the seasons”
“The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police.”
“to regulate a watch, i.e. adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Set rules for”8 letters
02“Control by rule”8 letters
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