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REGULATE
Definition of REGULATE
verb
To dictate policy.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin regulatus, perfect passive participle of regulō (“to direct, rule, regulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from regula (“rule”), from regō (“to keep straight, direct, govern, rule”). Compare regle, rail. Displaced native Old English metegian.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REGULATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
REGULATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
REGULATE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start REGULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found REGULATE?
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