deregulate
verb (used with object)
to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.).
has deregulated
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present perfectof deregulate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“These plants are bigger, turn out product faster and the federal government has deregulated them, giving plant owners more control over safety inspections.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2019
Whatever its manifestation, this emphasis on choice and individual self-actualization, Ms. Zeisler writes, reflects a greater shift in the culture at large, which in recent decades has deregulated itself to high heaven.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2016
