Alter and Regulate

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

Regulate and alter are semantically related. in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Regulate" instead a verb "Alter".

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Regulate

Regulate verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Alter and regulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Regulate".

Common collocations

flow alter flow regulate flow
way alter way regulate way
length alter length regulate length
actions alter actions regulate actions
Other words: gravity, behavior, genes, powers.
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