Definition of "regulate" in English

verb

To dictate policy.
To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
- to regulate a watch, i.e. adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time
- to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.
To put or maintain in order.
- to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances
- to regulate one's eating habits