License and Regulate

License

License verb - To give official or legal power to.

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

Regulate

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

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

Common collocations

amount license amount regulate amount
series license series regulate series
technology license technology regulate technology
paint license paint regulate paint
Other words: film.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / American Newspapers States cannot license or regulate newspapers, thus there are no "official newspapers" for those governments besides internal publications.
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