regulate
verb (used with object)
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc..
has regulated
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present perfectof regulate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since 1996, the government has regulated some train fares following the privatisation of British Rail.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Another example is the reintroduction of giant tortoises to Española Island in the Galápagos, which has regulated shrubbery and created mosaics of vegetation, mitigating the spread of wildfires.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2023
The EPA has regulated ethylene oxide emissions for 30 years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
The F.D.A. has regulated mifepristone more stringently than many other drugs and applied a special framework of restrictions that is currently used for only 60 drugs in the country.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
On the Law which has regulated the Introduction of New Species.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by James Marchant
