Regulate and Tame

Regulate

Regulate verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: you would be well advised to regulate your enthusiasm for the venture and pause to consider the risk involved

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

Tame

Tame verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: try to tame your language when you're in front of the kids

Regulate and tame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Regulate" instead a verb "Tame".

Nearby Words: tamed, taming, tamer, tamely

Common collocations

power regulate power tame power
planet regulate planet tame planet
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