standardize vs regulate

standardize and regulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
standardize	No	No	Yes	No
regulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, regulate is a hypernym of standardize; that is, regulate is a word with a broader meaning than standardize:

standardize: cause to conform to standard or norm
regulate: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Other hypernyms of standardize include govern, order, regularise, regularize.

standardize (verb)	regulate (verb)
cause to conform to standard or norm	fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
evaluate by comparing with a standard	restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
	shape or influence; give direction to
	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations