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regulate vs predetermine

predetermine vs regulate

regulate and predetermine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regulate No No Yes No
predetermine No No Yes No
As verbs, predetermine is a hyponym of regulate; that is, predetermine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than regulate:
  • regulate: shape or influence; give direction to
  • predetermine: determine beforehand
Other hyponyms of regulate include dispose, incline, disincline, indispose, miscreate, carry weight, decide, reshape, time, index, pace.
regulate (verb) predetermine (verb)
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of determine beforehand
restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) cause to be biased
shape or influence; give direction to
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
Difference between regulate and predetermine

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