vverb.socialbring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulationsSynset:order regularise regularize regulate
Examples:- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
Antonyms:deregulate
Derivationally Related Form:orderregulatorgovernorregulationregulatinggovernment
Hypernyms:decide determine make up one's mind
Inherited Hypernyms:regulatedecide
Direct Hyponyms:districtstandardisestandardizezone
Full Troponyms:gaugestandardizezone
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.socialdirect or strongly influence the behavior ofExamples:- His belief in God governs his conduct
Derivationally Related Form:government
Hypernyms:command control
Inherited Hypernyms:governcontrol
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialexercise authority over; as of nationsSynset:rule
Examples:- Who is governing the country now?
Derivationally Related Form:rulerrulegoverninggovernancegovernorgovernment
Hypernyms:command control
Inherited Hypernyms:governcontrol
Direct Hyponyms:dictatemisgovernreignthrone
Full Troponyms:dictatemisgovernreignthronetyrannize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.stativerequire to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or moodExamples:- most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
Hypernyms:ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take
Inherited Hypernyms:governnecessitate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something