regulates

VERB

manage, organize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjust administer balance classify conduct control coordinate determine govern handle improve monitor oversee readjust rectify standardize supervise

STRONG

adapt allocate arrange correct direct dispose fit fix guide legislate measure moderate modulate order reconcile rule run set settle square superintend systematize temper time true tune

WEAK

methodize pull things together put in order shape up straighten up tune up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damage mismanage neglect obey waver worsen

STRONG

confuse disagree disarrange disorder disorganize displace disturb halt leave misguide mislead mix up serve soften unsettle upset

WEAK

deregulate

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regulates

The commission also regulates lobbying and can issue penalties for fundraising and other infractions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Botswana also tightly regulates game meat, and its legal possession generally depends on proving it came from a lawful hunt.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Coulson said the animals are hard to train and deploy, and the U.S. government tightly regulates how many are licensed to go into nuisance-bird abatement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

James argues that this explanation is more parsimonious than assuming the brain contains what he calls "a higher-level, central controller that monitors and regulates sensory and motor processes."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Hie part of my brain that regulates time definitely hasn’t adjusted to being back yet, but neither has the rest of me.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan