deregulate

[dee-reg-yuh-leyt]

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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.

Origin of deregulate

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

Related formsde·reg·u·la·tion, nounde·reg·u·la·tor, nounde·reg·u·la·to·ry

[dee-reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /diˈrɛg yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for deregulate

Contemporary Examples

This former Goldman Sachs partner has frustrated many progressives by working hard to deregulate Wall Street.
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Lawrence Lessig
December 13, 2013
Their Reaganite Republican adversaries, by contrast, want to deregulate it radically.
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Peter Beinart
September 12, 2013
One, deregulate everything so that banks can start placing bets agaist their own securities.
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Michael Tomasky
June 21, 2013
The former press secretary criticized GOP plans to increase tax cuts for the wealthy and deregulate banks and Wall Street.
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The Daily Beast Video
July 8, 2012
Should we fix the ratings agencies by regulating them more stringently, or do we need to deregulate and increase competition?
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British Dictionary definitions for deregulate

deregulate

verb

(tr) to remove regulations or controls from

Derived Formsderegulation, nounderegulator, nounderegulatory, adjective

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Word Origin and History for deregulate

v.

1963, back-formation from deregulation. Related: Deregulated; deregulating.

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Examples from the Web for deregulate

Contemporary Examples

This former Goldman Sachs partner has frustrated many progressives by working hard to deregulate Wall Street.

Their Reaganite Republican adversaries, by contrast, want to deregulate it radically.

One, deregulate everything so that banks can start placing bets agaist their own securities.

The former press secretary criticized GOP plans to increase tax cuts for the wealthy and deregulate banks and Wall Street.

Should we fix the ratings agencies by regulating them more stringently, or do we need to deregulate and increase competition?

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Word Origin and History for deregulate

v.

Origin of deregulate