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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

Example Sentences

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Government licensing regulates the spectrum allocated to broadcast channels, largely to prevent interference between TV signals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

An estimated 20,000 sailors and 2,000 ships have been trapped in the Gulf since the start of the war with Iran, according to the International Maritime Organisation - a UN agency that regulates shipping.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They identified retinoic acid, a molecule that regulates gene activity, as a key factor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Their position: The public can’t tell whether his investments include banks the Fed regulates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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