To regulate something is to control or manage it. Regulations are rules that are put in place to control the way that something is done.
The government is trying to regulate the amount of pollution that is allowed in the city.
The company is trying to regulate the amount of sugar that is in the chocolate.
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restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
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shape or influence; give direction to
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bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
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fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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This law was accompanied by an attempt to regulate prorogation.
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In the United States, the lobster industry is regulated by law.
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It also regulates the criminal law and the constitution of the courts.
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This part of the Corpus Juris is the regulation of the civil law.
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Annex One of the law regulates the denomination of the various filaments.
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The law regulated the import and export of some opiates and cocaine.
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Provincial regulators regulate the rest of the utilities.
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They regulate the waterways.
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New regulations are in place to control the natural order of things when there is so much lucre around.
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It regulates the transcription of the protein.