deregulate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ regulate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/

• Audio (US):

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Verb

deregulate (third-person singular simple present deregulates, present participle deregulating, simple past and past participle deregulated)

1. (transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

   Coordinate terms: overregulate, underregulate

Related terms

• dysregulate
• unregulated

Translations

to remove the regulations from

• Arabic: إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة (ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawābiṭ at-tanẓīmiyya)
• Czech: deregulovat
• German: deregulieren (de)
• Portuguese: desregular (pt)