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regulative

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 G Y AH0 L EY2 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to regulation; having a regulatory function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

restricting according to rules or principles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a regulatory gene

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: regulatory

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English regulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English regulative From regulate + -ive.