Social life

Synonyms for regulate

Two senses of regulate live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · verb

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineSocial life

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage

He took a week to regulate his affairs before the trip.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

order

Same sentence, swapped: He took a week to order his affairs before the trip.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for regulate as it is used in the sentence above.

mould
baffle
orient

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 4, High CampChange

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

Regulate the temperature.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

modulate

Same sentence, swapped: Modulate the temperature.

Close but different

mould
plumb
align

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