"deregulate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deregulate.wav Forms: deregulates [present, singular, third-person], deregulating [participle, present], deregulated [participle, past], deregulated [past]
Etymology: From de- + regulate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|regulate}} de- + regulate Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Related terms: dysregulate, unregulated Coordinate_terms: overregulate, underregulate Translations (to remove the regulations from): إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة (ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawābiṭ at-tanẓīmiyya) (Arabic), deregulovat (Czech), deregulieren (German), desregular (Portuguese)

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