fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; regulate the temperature; modulate the pitch

[ Syn: modulate ]

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; We cannot regulate the way people dress; This town likes to regulate

[ Syn: regularize , regularise , order , govern ]

shape or influence; give direction to; experience often determines ability; mold public opinion

[ Syn: determine , shape , mold , influence ]

check the emission of (sound)

[ Syn: baffle ]