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"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence]
4: check the emission of (sound) [syn: baffle]