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reg·u·late

(rĕg′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates

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

2. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.

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

4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

[Middle English, from Late Latin rēgulāre, rēgulāt-, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

reg′u·la′tive, reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

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Adj.

regulatory - restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene"

regulative

restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

regulatory

adjective

Of or relating to government:

governmental, gubernatorial.

Translations

regulatory

[ˈregjʊˌleɪtərɪ] ADJ → regulador

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regulatory

[ˌrɛgjʊˈleɪtəri] adj [system, body] → régulateur/trice

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regulatory

adj → Regulierungs-; regulatory authority/body → Regulierungsbehörde f → /-organ nt; regulatory control → behördliche Kontrolle; regulatory approval → Genehmigung f → durch die Regulierungsbehörde

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