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12:25 Jan 3, 2013 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Marketing - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Word etymology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Taña Dalglish Jamaica Local time: 07:10 | ||||||
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3 +3 | to control by rule, direct, to keep straight, govern |
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2 | regulare? |
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regulations regulare? Explanation: "from the Latin 'regulare' meaning to standardize or to bring under the control of law -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2013-01-03 16:27:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here a few more options: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulate |
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regulation to control by rule, direct, to keep straight, govern Explanation: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=regulation http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=regulate&allowed_in... regulate (v.) 1630s, from L.L. regulatus, pp. of regulare "to control by rule, direct" (5c.), from L. regula "rule" (see regular). Related: Regulated; regulating. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulate Etymology From Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare (“to direct, rule, regulate”), from regula (“rule”), from regere (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-01-03 16:01:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Armorel is correct that "to control by rule" is non-sensical (I copied from a link). What I would say is "To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulate -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2013-01-08 12:39:11 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you Lingopro. |
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