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regulateregulate /ˈrɛgyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYregulateOrigin: 1400-1500 Late Latin, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula; ➔ REGULAR1 VERB TABLEregulate |
Present | I, you, we, they | regulate | | he, she, it | regulates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | regulated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have regulated | | he, she, it | has regulated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had regulated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will regulate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have regulated |
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Present | I | am regulating | | he, she, it | is regulating | | you, we, they | are regulating | Past | I, he, she, it | was regulating | | you, we, they | were regulating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been regulating | | he, she, it | has been regulating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been regulating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be regulating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been regulating |
► be strictly/closely/tightly regulated The sale of alcohol is tightly regulated. 1to control an activity or process, especially by rules: Meat and poultry are regulated by the Agriculture Department.be strictly/closely/tightly regulated The sale of alcohol is tightly regulated.2to make a temperature, speed, level of activity, etc. stay at or near a particular level, and stop it from increasing or decreasing too much SYN control: The drug helps to regulate his heartbeat. |