zone vs regulate

regulate vs zone

zone is a noun but regulate is not a noun.

zone and regulate both are verbs.

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

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

zone: regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
regulate: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

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

zone (noun)	regulate (noun)
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

zone (verb)	regulate (verb)
separate or apportion into sections	fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns	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 zone and regulate

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