regulate

regulate
verb
ADVERB
closely, heavily, strictly, tightly

The use of these chemicals is strictly regulated.

carefully, properly
lightly, loosely
poorly
federally

Tobacco is a federally regulated product.

VERB + REGULATE
attempt to, seek to
be designed to, be intended to

a code of conduct intended to regulate press reporting on the royal family

PHRASES
an attempt to regulate sth
regulated by law, regulated by statute
Regulate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑law, ↑treaty
Regulate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑activity, ↑behaviour, ↑breathing, ↑commerce, ↑conduct, ↑economy, ↑emission, ↑emotion, ↑exercise, ↑flow, ↑industry, ↑Internet, ↑level, ↑market, ↑mechanism, ↑mood, ↑movement, ↑process, ↑production, ↑profession, ↑railway, ↑relation, ↑temperature, ↑trade, ↑use

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