English-Thai Dictionary

regulate

VT ควบคุม (ทาง วิศวกรรม  ดูแล  control manage kub-kum

 

regulate

VT วางระเบียบ (ทางกฎหมาย  กำหนด  บัญญัติ  wang-ra-biab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REGULATE

v.t. 1. To adjust by rule, method or established mode; as, to regulate weights and measures; to regulate the assize of bread; to regulate our moral conduct by the laws of God and of society; to regulate our manners by the customary forms.
2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.
3. To subject to rules or restrictions; as, to regulate trade; to regulate diet.

 

REGULATED

pp. Adjusted by rule, method or forms; put in good order; subjected to rules or restrictions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REGULATE

Reg "u *late (-lt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regulated (-l `td ); p. pr. & vb. n. Regulating. ] Etym: [L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular. ]

 

1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws. The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons. Macaulay. The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police. Bancroft.

 

2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.

 

3. To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc. To regulate a watch or clock, to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.

 

Syn. -- To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order; rule; govern.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

regulate

reg u late |ˈregyəˌlāt ˈrɛɡjəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process ) so that it operates properly: a hormone that regulates metabolism and organ function. • control or supervise (something, esp. a company or business activity ) by means of rules and regulations: the organization that regulates fishing in the region. • set (a clock or other apparatus ) according to an external standard. DERIVATIVES reg u la tive |-ˌlātiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘control by rules ’): from late Latin regulat- ‘directed, regulated, ’ from the verb regulare, from Latin regula ‘rule. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

regulate

regu |late |ˈrɛgjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process ) so that it operates properly: a hormone which regulates metabolism. • control (something, especially a business activity ) by means of rules and regulations: the Code regulates the takeovers of all public companies. • set (a clock or other apparatus ) according to an external standard. DERIVATIVES regulative |-lətɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘control by rules ’): from late Latin regulat- ‘directed, regulated ’, from the verb regulare, from Latin regula ‘rule ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

regulate

regulate verb 1 the flow of the river has been regulated: control, adjust, manage. 2 a new act regulating businesses: supervise, police, monitor, check, check up on, be responsible for; control, manage, direct, guide, govern.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

regulate

regulate verb 1 the flow of the river has been regulated with sluices: control, adjust, manage, balance, set, synchronize, modulate, tune. 2 businesses that are regulated under the Financial Services Act: supervise, oversee, police, superintend, monitor, check (up on ), keep an eye on, inspect, administer, be responsible for; control, manage, direct, guide, govern, rule, order; informal keep tabs on, keep a tab on, keep a beady eye on.

 

French Dictionary

régulateur

régulateur , trice adj. adjectif Qui régularise. : Un mécanisme régulateur. Un régulateur de vitesse.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

regulate

reg u late /réɡjəlèɪt /〖語源は 「物差しに合わせる 」〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -lating 他動詞 1 〈人 規則などが 〉〈活動など 〉を規制する , 取り締まる , 統制する ▸ regulate traffic 交通を取り締まる ▸ regulate industries [the production of wheat ]産業 [麦の生産 ]を規制する 2 〈人が 〉〈機械 速度など 〉を調整する (adjust )▸ regulate the room temperature 部屋の温度を調節する .3 〈人が 〉〈物 事 〉を規律正しくする , 良い状態にする ▸ regulate the bowels 腸を整える r é g u l à tive 形容詞

 

regulated

r é g u l à t ed /-ɪd /形容詞 規制された .