put to work vs regulate

put to work

verb
  • to put to use 

  • Give a job; Force to work (even if it is make-work) 

regulate

verb
  • To put or maintain in order. 

  • To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 

  • To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature. 

  • To dictate policy. 

  • To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning. 

How often have the words put to work and regulate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )