Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-regulate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
self--reg-u-late
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From self- + regulate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-regulates (present, singular) self-regulating (participle, present) self-regulated (participle, past) self-regulated (past)

Phrases

self-regulation self-regulatory

Frequently Paired Words

self-regulation self-regulatory

Questions

What does self-regulate mean?
Of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.
Where does self-regulate come from?
From self- + regulate.

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