This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
deregulate
[ dee-reg-yuh-leyt ]
/ diˈrɛg yəˌleɪt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
verb (used with object), de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing.
to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.): to deregulate the trucking industry; to deregulate oil prices.
verb (used without object), de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing.
to undergo deregulation: Some banks have already started to deregulate.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
OTHER WORDS FROM deregulate
de·reg·u·la·tion [dee-reg-yuh-ley-shuhn], /diˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən/, nounde·reg·u·la·tor, nounde·reg·u·la·to·ry [dee-reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee], /diˈrɛg yə ləˌtɔr i/, adjectiveWords nearby deregulate
de re, derealization, derecho, derecognize, deregister, deregulate, deregulation, dereism, Derek, derelict, dereliction
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use deregulate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for deregulate
deregulate
/ (diːˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr) to remove regulations or controls from
Derived forms of deregulate
deregulation, nounderegulator, nounderegulatory, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012