regulate : Idioms & Phrases

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self-regulated

Self`-reg"u*la`ted adjective
Definitions
  1. Regulated by one's self or by itself.
Webster 1913

self-regulating

  • adjective satellite designed to activate or move or regulate itself
    self-acting; self-moving; self-activating.
    • a self-activating sprinkler system
WordNet

To regulate a watch ∨ clock

  • to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.
Webster 1913