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“regulates”
regulate (verb), regulates; regulated; regulating
1. To alter or moderate something as needed; control: Jane wanted to regulate the amount of heat by turning down the radiator in her room.
2. To change or adjust a device so that it functions properly: The temperature in the fridge needs to be regulated in order to avoid the food freezing if it is turned up too high!
3. To establish conformity or congruity with a principle or rule: Many things in Germany are regulated by the governement as to when something may or can be done or not.
2. To change or adjust a device so that it functions properly: The temperature in the fridge needs to be regulated in order to avoid the food freezing if it is turned up too high!
3. To establish conformity or congruity with a principle or rule: Many things in Germany are regulated by the governement as to when something may or can be done or not.
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regi-, reg-, rec-, rex-
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(Latin: island; derived from insul[a], "island" [used here in reference to the islands [islets] of Langerhans, irregular structures in the pancreas that produce the protein hormone insulin which is secreted into the blood where it regulates sugar metabolism])