Direct
Direct verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the music teacher directs both the student orchestra and the marching band
Regulate is a synonym for direct in control topic. In some cases you can use "Regulate" instead a verb "Direct", when it comes to topics like manage, adjust, rule, supervise.
Regulate
Regulate verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country
Direct is a synonym for regulate in control topic. You can use "Direct" instead a verb "Regulate", if it concerns topics such as manage, adjust, rule.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| energy | direct energy | regulate energy |
| power | direct power | regulate power |
| series | direct series | regulate series |
| development | direct development | regulate development |
| Other words: flow, evolution, production, film, operations, energies, powers. | ||
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