regulate

Definitions

To control or maintain the rate or speed of a machine or process so that it operates properly.

To bring something under the control of authority or law.

To adjust something to a particular standard or requirement.

Examples

The government plans to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

The thermostat is designed to regulate the temperature of the room automatically.

Synonyms

control manage supervise govern adjust standardize monitor

Antonyms

deregulate neglect abandon disorganize mismanage ignore unsettle