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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Related Words for deregulation

isolationism, noninterference, liberalism, nonintervention, laissez-faire

Examples from the Web for deregulation

Contemporary Examples of deregulation

Conservatives get nowhere by demanding “deregulation,” because liberals are correct that most Americans want clean water.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans
Philip K. Howard
December 27, 2014
The money crowd got all the deregulation it could realistically hope for.
The Religious Right’s Slow-Motion Suicide
Michael Tomasky
September 29, 2014
Under Bill Clinton, he was for consolidation and deregulation.
Will Obama Learn the Right Lesson From the Summers Debacle?
Michael Tomasky
September 18, 2013
He was in the Clinton administration in the 1990s and was an advocate for deregulation.
The Larry Summers Whodunit: Who Killed His Shot at Running the Fed?
Daniel Gross
September 15, 2013
Later, GOP-led deregulation nearly destroyed the global economy.
Obama’s Economic Triumph
Michael Tomasky
June 4, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for deregulation

deregulate

verb

(tr) to remove regulations or controls from

Derived Formsderegulation, nounderegulator, nounderegulatory, adjective

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Word Origin and History for deregulation

deregulate

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