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deregulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English regulate English deregulate From de- + regulate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
    • Along with attacking “woke” investing, FGA has worked with legislators and elected officials to push for laws to deregulate child labor, stop Medicaid expansion and slash food stamps, among other initiatives. 2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deregulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deregulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deregulated Tense=Past lexicographic
deregulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

underregulate · overregulate

Relateds

dysregulate · unregulated

Translations (4)

de deregulieren (to remove the regulations from) · pt desregular (to remove the regulations from) · cs deregulovat (to remove the regulations from) · ar إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة (to remove the regulations from)