regulate

v 1: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of;

"regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn: {modulate}]

2: impose regulations on [syn: {regularize}, {order}, {govern}]

[ant: {deregulate}]

3: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often

determines ability" [syn: {determine}, {shape}, {influence}]

4: check the emission of (sound) [syn: {baffle}]