| noun | the act of controlling or directing according to rule “fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians” |
| verb | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of “regulate the temperature” |
| verb | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations “We cannot regulate the way people dress” |
| verb | shape or influence; give direction to “experience often determines ability” |
| verb | check the emission of (sound) |
| regulate | verb | shape or influence; give direction to |
| regulatory | adjective | restricting according to rules or principles |
| regulator | noun | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. |
| modulation | noun | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) |
| regulation | noun | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior |
| regulating | noun | the act of controlling or directing according to rule |
| order | noun | established customary state (especially of society) |
| government | noun | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed |
| governor | noun | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) |
| determinant | noun | a determining or causal element or factor |
| shape | noun | a perceptual structure |
| shaping | noun | any process serving to define the shape of something |
| influence | noun | the effect of one thing (or person) on another |
| baffle | noun | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy |