Verb
1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations;
"We cannot regulate the way people dress""This town likes to regulate"2. direct or strongly influence the behavior of;
"His belief in God governs his conduct"3. exercise authority over; as of nations;
"Who is governing the country now?"4. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"