Regulate and Soft-pedal

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

Soft-pedal and regulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soft-pedal" instead a verb "Regulate".

Nearby Words: regulation, regularity, regulating, regulator, regulatory

Soft-pedal verb - To reduce in apparent importance.

Regulate and soft-pedal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Regulate" instead a verb phrase "Soft-pedal".