regulato Meaning, Definition & Usage

Reg"u*lato transitive verb

Etymology

L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Regulated present participle & verbal noun Regulating

Definitions

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