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regulate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regulatus, past participle of regul? (“to direct, rule, regulate”), from regula (“rule”), from reg? (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????j?le?t/
- Hyphenation: re?gu?late
Verb
regulate (third-person singular simple present regulates, present participle regulating, simple past and past participle regulated)
- To dictate policy.
- To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
- 1834, George Bancroft, History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent
- The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police.
- 1834, George Bancroft, History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent
- To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.
- 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
Derived terms
- deregulate
- downregulate
- upregulate
Related terms
- rule
- ruler
- regular
- regulation
- regulator
Translations
Further reading
- regulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- regulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- legature
Latin
Verb
r?gul?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of r?gul?
regulate From the web:
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- what regulates circadian rhythms
regular
English
Etymology
From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin r?gul?ris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from r?gula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“move in a straight line”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: re?gyo?ol?r IPA(key): /????j?l?/
- (US) enPR: re?gy?l?r, re?gy?l?r, IPA(key): /????j?l?/, /????l??/, [????j??l?], [????l??]
- Rhymes: -??j?l?(?), -??j?l?(?), -???l?(?)
- (US) Hyphenation: reg?u?lar
Adjective
regular (comparative more regular, superlative most regular)
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular). [from 14th c.]
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance. [from 15th c.]
- Synonyms: equable, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady
- Antonyms: chaotic, irregular; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size [from 16th c.]
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]
- Synonyms: in order, ruly, tidy; see also Thesaurus:orderly
- Antonyms: chaotic, tumultuous; see also Thesaurus:disorderly
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (now rare) Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.). [from 16th c.]
- Synonyms: decent, seemly, well-mannered
- Antonyms: degenerate, irregular
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: cyclical, frequent; see also Thesaurus:periodic
- Antonyms: irregular, noncyclic
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language. [from 17th c.]
- Synonym: (verbs) weak
- Antonyms: irregular, (verbs) strong
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: basic, common, unremarkable; see also Thesaurus:normal, Thesaurus:common
- Antonyms: irregular, outlandish, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. [from 17th c.]
- Antonym: irregular
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way. [from 18th c.]
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: absolute, thorough, unalloyed; see also Thesaurus:total
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- Antonym: goofy
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
Antonyms
- irregular
- non-regular, nonregular
Coordinate terms
- (snowboarding): switch
Related terms
Translations
Adverb
regular (not comparable)
- (archaic, dialect, nonstandard) Regularly, on a regular basis.
Noun
regular (plural regulars)
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- 2011, Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, Bogdan Crivat, Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees.
- 2011, Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, Bogdan Crivat, Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
Synonyms
- (routine visitor): frequenter, habitué, patron, usual suspects
Antonyms
- non-regular, nonregular
Translations
References
- regular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- regular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Asturian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.
Adjective
regular (epicene, plural regulares)
- regular
- fine, OK, average
Related terms
- regularidá
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin r?gul?re, present active infinitive of r?gul?. Compare the doublet reglar, borrowed earlier from the same source.
Verb
regular (first-person singular indicative present regulo, past participle reguláu)
- to regulate
Conjugation
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?.?u?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.?u?la?/
- Rhymes: -a(?)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.
Adjective
regular (masculine and feminine plural regulars)
- regular (having a constant pattern)
- Antonym: irregular
- normal, average
- (geometry) regular (both equilateral and equiangular)
- Antonym: irregular
Derived terms
- regularitat
- regularitzar
- regularment
Related terms
- irregular
- regla
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin r?gul?re, present active infinitive of r?gul?.
Verb
regular (first-person singular present regulo, past participle regulat)
- (transitive) to regulate
Conjugation
Derived terms
- regulador
Related terms
- regulació
Further reading
- “regular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “regular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “regular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “regular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /???u?la?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?e?u?la(?)/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.
Adjective
regular m or f (plural regulares, comparable)
- regular
- average
Declension
Derived terms
- irregular
- regularmente
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin r?gul?. Compare the doublet regrar, borrowed earlier from the same source.
Verb
regular (first-person singular present indicative regulo, past participle regulado)
- to regulate
- to tune (an engine)
- to set (a watch, clock)
Conjugation
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?u?la?/, [re.??u?la?]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.
Adjective
regular (plural regulares)
- regular, steady, even
- fair, fairly good, average
- common, ordinary, middling, so-so
- (grammar) regular
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin r?gul?re, present active infinitive of r?gul?.
Verb
regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulé, past participle regulado)
- to regulate
- to control
- to adjust
- to put in order
Conjugation
Related terms
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