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1Regulate — Reg u*late ( l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regulated} ( l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regulating}.] [L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See {Regular}.] 1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or… …
2Speed limits in the United States — are set by each state or territory. Speed limits in the United States vary according to the type of road and land use. These speed limits do not exceed eighty miles per hour. Increments of five miles per hour are used. Additionally, these limits… …
3speed — n 1 *haste, hurry, expedition, dispatch Analogous words: *celerity, legerity, alacrity: fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, quickness (see corresponding adjectives at FAST): velocity, pace, headway (see SPEED) 2 Speed, velocity, momentum, impetus,… …
4regulate — ► VERB 1) control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process). 2) control or supervise by means of rules and regulations. DERIVATIVES regulative adjective regulator noun regulatory adjective …
5speed — n. & v. n. 1 rapidity of movement (with all speed; at full speed). 2 a rate of progress or motion over a distance in time (attains a high speed). 3 a a gear appropriate to a range of speeds of a bicycle. b US or archaic such a gear in a motor… …
6Speed River — Infobox River river name = Speed River caption = Speed River flowing south through Guelph, Ontario in April, 2008. origin = mouth = Grand River basin countries = Canada length = elevation = mouth elevation = discharge = watershed = The Speed… …
7regulate — reg|u|late [ˈregjuleıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of regulare, from Latin regula; REGULAR1] 1.) to control an activity or process, especially by rules ▪ strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food… …
8regulate — verb 1》 control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process). 2》 control or supervise by means of rules and regulations. Derivatives regulable adjective regulative adjective regulator noun regulatory adjective Origin ME: from late L.… …
9regulate — verb (T) 1 to control an activity or process, especially by rules: There are strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food. 2 to make a machine work at a particular speed, temperature etc; adjust: You can regulate the thermostat by turning …
10regulate — v.tr. 1 control by rule. 2 subject to restrictions. 3 adapt to requirements. 4 alter the speed of (a machine or clock) so that it may work accurately. Derivatives: regulative adj. regulator n. regulatory adj. Etymology: LL regulare regulat f. L… …