self-regulate
self-regulate verb: of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.
Verb
self-regulate (third-person singular simple present self-regulates, present participle self-regulating, simple past and past participle self-regulated)
- Of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.
- I stim to self-regulate and to avoid sensory overload, meltdowns, or shutdowns in environments that are inaccessible.2021, Erin Felepchuk, “Stimming, Improvisation, and COVID-19: (Re)negotiating Autistic Sensory Regulation During a Pandemic”, in Disability Studies Quarterly, volume 41, number 3, archived from the...
Forms of self-regulate
| third-person singular present | self-regulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | self-regulating |
| past participle | self-regulated |
| past | self-regulated |
Origin of self-regulate
From self- + regulate.
Questions about self-regulate
- What does self-regulate mean?
- Self-regulate means of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.
- What part of speech is self-regulate?
- Self-regulate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of self-regulate?
- The past tense of self-regulate is self-regulated.
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