regulate in WordNet English dictionary

1. check the emission of (sound)
   baffle  regulate 
   
2. shape or influence; give direction to
   "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
   determine  shape  mold  influence  regulate 
   
3. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
   "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
   regulate  regularize  regularise  order  govern 
   
4. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
   "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
   regulate  modulate