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R E F E R E N C E S
Regulation n. 1. a rule or order prescribed by authority, as to regulate conduct; a governing direction or law. 2. the act of regulating. 3. the state of being regulated. -adj. 4. prescribed by or conforming to regulation. 5. usual; normal; customary.
-Syn. 2, 3. direction, management, control, adjustment.
Regulate v.t. 1. to conyrol or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc. 2. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as for amount, degree, etc. 3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation. 4. to put in good order. [< LL régulát(us) (ptp. of réguláre) = regul(a) (see regular) + -átus -ATE1] -Syn. 1. manage, order, adjust, arrange, dispose, conduct. 2. set.
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]
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