Rumple and Regulate

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

Usage example: the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit

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Regulate is an antonym for rumple.

Nearby Word: rumpling

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

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Rumple is an antonym for regulate.

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