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Verbs
(v)
regulate
,
regularize
,
regularise
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order
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govern
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
“We cannot regulate the way people dress”
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“This town likes to regulate”
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(v)
govern
direct or strongly influence the behavior of
“His belief in God governs his conduct”
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(v)
govern
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rule
exercise authority over; as of nations
“Who is governing the country now?”
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(v)
govern
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
“most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German”
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