autoregulate

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verb

To regulate itself or oneself

“an autoregulating heater”

OriginEnglish regulate ← Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew →
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Meanings

verbautoregulate (third-person singular simple present autoregulates, present participle autoregulating, simple past and past participle autoregulated)

present singular third person autoregulates · participle present autoregulating · participle past autoregulated · past autoregulated

  1. To regulate itself or oneself

    an autoregulating heater

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  3. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  4. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  5. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  6. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  7. Englishauto-
  8. Englishregulate
  9. Englishautoregulate

From auto- + regulate.

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APA

autoregulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoregulate

MLA

“autoregulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoregulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoregulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoregulate.

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