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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedLate Latin · Late Latin · regulated participle

regulātus

regulated; directed

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLate Latin · Late Latin · direct by rule verb

regulāre

regulate, direct

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Late Latin regulātus is the past participle of regulāre.

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The participle preserves the verb’s directing and regulating sense.

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Regulate — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: regulatus, past participle of regulare

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RELATION / 676regulate

regulātus → regulāre

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