Verb

• S: (v) regulate (regulate%2:41:01::), regularize (regularize%2:41:00::), regularise (regularise%2:41:00::), order (order%2:41:01::), govern (govern%2:41:02::) (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations) "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
• S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:01::) (direct or strongly influence the behavior of) "His belief in God governs his conduct"
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• W: (n) government (government%1:04:00::) [Related to: govern] (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
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• S: (v) govern (govern%2:41:00::), rule (rule%2:41:00::) (exercise authority over; as of nations) "Who is governing the country now?"
• S: (v) govern (govern%2:42:00::) (require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood) "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
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