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self-regulate
[self-reg-yuh-leyt]
verb (used with or without object)
to make necessary adjustments automatically or by means of built-in or internal mechanisms.
She argued that state interventions do not allow the market to self-regulate through its own feedback loops.
Our focus will be on finding ways to allow electronic systems to self-regulate the amount of energy they use.
to govern oneself by voluntarily creating and following oneās own rules or guidelines, as for a particular area of oversight.
The transport agency is cracking down after years of relying on trucking companies to self-regulate their safety standards.
Psychology.Ģżto monitor and cope with oneās emotions, physical states, thoughts, and behavior in healthy, socially acceptable ways.
We teach parents strategies to help their children learn to self-regulate.
Eventually he began to self-regulate his feelings of anxiety and take more risks.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- self-regulated adjective
- self-regulating adjective
- self-regulation noun
- self-regulative adjective
- self-regulatory adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of self-regulate1
Example Sentences
āPeople and the environment suffer when companies are left to self-regulate with weak voluntary standards,ā the letter stated.
So they are regulating two components which self-regulate each other.
Officials in Santa Barbara allowed phone use outside of class because they wanted teens to learn to āself-regulateā their relationship to the devices, said Superintendent Hilda Maldonado.
While the US has introduced strict legislation to ban all Xinjiang exports, Europe and the UK take a softer approach, allowing companies simply to self-regulate to ensure forced labour is not used in supply chains.
The same year, the UK government resisted pressure to regulate loot boxes, saying the video game industry could self-regulate instead.
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