Regulate and Tousle

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

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Tousle is an antonym for regulate.

Tousle verb - To undo the proper order or arrangement of.

Usage example: his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair

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Regulate is an antonym for tousle.

Nearby Words: tousled, tousling

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