REGULATE

v. 1 adjust, modify, modulate, control, balance, set, fix, order, govern, organize, maintain, manage The mixture of air and fuel in modern cars is regulated by an injection system The responsibility of this department is to regulate prices. 2 control, monitor, govern, run, operate, administer, handle, guide, steer, conduct, direct, supervise, superintend, oversee, manage The foreman's job is to regulate the work on the assembly line