NODE / 0749attestedMiddle English

regulate

TRANSLITERATION regulate

govern or direct according to rule

DATE: Middle English
SENSE: govern by rule
FAMILY: Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:2:regulate:attested:sense:govern-by-rule

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Late Latin · Late Latin · regulated participle

regulātus

regulated; directed

SOUND: The Middle English verb reflects Late Latin regulātus.
MEANING: A regulated or directed participle supplies the English verb formation.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Regulate — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Middle English from Late Latin regulatus

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Present-Day English · 15th century–today · govern adjust by rule

regulate

govern, order, direct, or adjust according to rule

SOUND: Modern regulate continues the reported Middle English verb.
MEANING: Govern or direct according to rule expands to ordering, controlling, and technical adjustment.
CHRONOLOGY: Merriam-Webster reports use in the fifteenth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

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Supplies the Middle English stage, meaning, and fifteenth-century horizon.

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Middle Englishregulate→Present-Day English · 15th century–todayregulategovern, order, direct, or adjust according to rule

SOUND: Modern regulate continues the reported Middle English verb.
MEANING: Govern or direct according to rule expands to ordering, controlling, and technical adjustment.

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