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deregulate

[dee-reg-yuh-leyt]
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verb (used with object), de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing.
  1. 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.
  1. 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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Related Words for deregulate

decontrol, denationalize

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British Dictionary definitions for deregulate

deregulate

verb
  1. (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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