Authorize and Regulate

Authorize

Authorize verb - To give official or legal power to.

Regulate and authorize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regulate" instead a verb "Authorize".

Regulate

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

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

Common collocations

series authorize series regulate series
destruction authorize destruction regulate destruction
use authorize use regulate use
usage authorize usage regulate usage
Other words: actions.
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