"unregulate" meaning in English

See unregulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unregulates [present, singular, third-person], unregulating [participle, present], unregulated [participle, past], unregulated [past]
Etymology: From un- + regulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|regulate}} un- + regulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} unregulate (third-person singular simple present unregulates, present participle unregulating, simple past and past participle unregulated)
  1. (transitive) To exempt from regulation; to deregulate. Tags: transitive

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