make up one's mind vs regulate

regulate vs make up one's mind

make up one's mind and regulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make up one's mind	No	No	Yes	No
regulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, regulate is a hyponym of make up one's mind; that is, regulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make up one's mind:

make up one's mind: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
regulate: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Other hyponyms of make up one's mind include measure, measure out, mensurate, choose, pick out, select, take, will, seal, purpose, resolve, decree, rule, orient, orientate, adjudicate, judge, try, govern, order, regularise, regularize.

make up one's mind (verb)	regulate (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
	restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
	shape or influence; give direction to
	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Difference between make up one's mind and regulate

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