Lead
Regulate
Regulate verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| way | lead way | regulate way |
Both words in one sentence
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Just having even one vampire lounge in town can lead to the entire town's conversion, as the game's default story progression doesn't regulate (or does a very poor job of regulating) the town's occult ratio.
Source: Videogame / The Sims 3 -
Non-Standard Game Over: A few instances can lead to a premature end of your journey, such as not breaking the dam in "Change the Current" to regulate the currents, or not giving the Goddess the money she requires to break your Deal with the Devil.
Source: Video Game / Half-Minute Hero
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