regulate
v.v. to control an activity or process by using rules. You use this when a government or organization makes sure things are done safely and fairly.
v. to control or supervise a process or activity by means of rules and regulations. Often implies the maintenance of a specific standard or the management of a system's speed, temperature, or pressure.
The government needs to regulate the price of electricity.
New laws were passed to regulate how companies handle the private data of their customers.
The body uses complex hormonal signals to regulate blood sugar levels, ensuring that energy is distributed efficiently to vital organs during periods of physical exertion.
Borrowed from Latin regulatus, perfect passive participle of regulō (“to direct, rule, regulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from regula (“rule”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail. Displaced native Old English metegian.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object. It is frequently used in passive constructions when discussing government policy.