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deregulate

[ dee-reg-yuh-leyt ]
/ diˈrɛg yəˌleɪt /
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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.
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Origin of deregulate

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; de- + regulate

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/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for deregulate

deregulate
/ (diːˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt) /

verb
(tr) to remove regulations or controls from

Derived forms of deregulate

deregulation, nounderegulator, nounderegulatory, adjective
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