- reg|u|la|tive
- reg|u|la|tive «REHG yuh LAY tihv», adjective.regulating: »
Patents are being used as…regulative instruments in antitrust decrees (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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self-reg|u|la|tive — «SEHLF REHG yuh LAY tihv», adjective. tending or serving to regulate oneself or itself … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
reg — cor·reg·i·dor; in·ter·reg·nal; in·ter·reg·num; reg·a·lec·i·dae; reg·ga; reg·gia·no; reg·gio; reg·i·ci·dal; reg·i·cide; reg·i·cid·ism; reg·i·men; reg·i·men·tal·ly; reg·i·men·ta·ry; reg·i·men·ta·tion; reg·is·ter·er; reg·is·ter·ship;… … English syllables
regulative — reg·u·la·tive … English syllables
regulatively — reg·u·la·tive·ly … English syllables
regulate — reg•u•late [[t]ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to control or direct by a rule, principle, or method 2) to adjust in accordance with some standard or requirement, as of amount or degree: to regulate the temperature[/ex] 3) to adjust so… … From formal English to slang
regulative — reg·u·la·tive reg yə .lāt iv, lət əv adj 1) tending to regulate: having regulation as an aim 2) INDETERMINATE … Medical dictionary
regulate — reg|u|late [ regjə,leıt ] verb transitive ** to control an activity, process, or industry officially by using rules: The proposal seeks to change the way the airline industry is regulated. a. to control something so that it produces the results… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… … English syllables
