[
  {
    "word": "regulate",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u0279\u025b\u0261j\u0259le\u026at/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0279\u025b\u0261j\u0259le\u026at/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/regulate-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780319",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To dictate policy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to regulate a watch, i.e. adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put or maintain in order.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to regulate one's eating habits"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulate"
    ]
  }
]