underregulate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + regulate.
Meanings
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To regulate inadequately.
“It’s not a question of overregulating or underregulating.
2008 March 20, Diana B. Henriques, “Commodities: Latest Boom, Plentiful Risk”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underregulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underregulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underregulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underregulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |