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regulate vs determine

determine vs regulate

regulate and determine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regulate No No Yes No
determine No No Yes No
As verbs, regulate and determine are synonyms defined as:
  • regulate and determine: shape or influence; give direction to
Other synonyms of regulate include influence, mold, mould, shape.
As verbs, determine is a hypernym of regulate; that is, determine is a word with a broader meaning than regulate:
  • regulate: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
  • determine: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
Other hypernyms of regulate include decide, make up one's mind.
regulate (verb) determine (verb)
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of reach, make, or come to a decision about something
restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) fix conclusively or authoritatively
shape or influence; give direction to shape or influence; give direction to
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
decide upon or fix definitely
settle conclusively; come to terms
Difference between regulate and determine

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