REGULATE

transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula rule Date: 15th century 1. to govern or direct according to rule, b. to bring under the control of law or constituted authority, to make regulations for or concerning , to bring order, method, or uniformity to , to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of , regulative adjective regulatory adjective