"misregulate" meaning in English

See misregulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misregulates [present, singular, third-person], misregulating [participle, present], misregulated [participle, past], misregulated [past]
Etymology: From mis- + regulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|regulate}} mis- + regulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misregulate (third-person singular simple present misregulates, present participle misregulating, simple past and past participle misregulated)
  1. (transitive) To regulate incorrectly or imperfectly. Tags: transitive Related terms: misregulation

Inflected forms

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