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
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deregulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deregulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deregulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deregulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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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)