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self-regulates

self-regulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-regulate.

Meaning of self-regulate

Verb

self-regulate (third-person singular simple present self-regulates, present participle self-regulating, simple past and past participle self-regulated)

  1. (intransitive) 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...

Questions about self-regulates

What is self-regulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Self-regulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-regulate.

Words near self-regulates in the dictionary

  1. self-regenerating
  2. self-regeneration
  3. self-registering
  4. self-regulate
  5. self-regulated
  6. self-regulates
  7. self-regulating
  8. self-regulation
  9. self-regulatory
  10. self-reinforce
  11. self-reinforced

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