deregulate

de·reg·u·late

 (dē-rĕg′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing, de·reg·u·lates

To free from regulation, especially to remove government regulations from: deregulate the airline industry.

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de·reg′u·la′tion n.

de·reg′u·la′tor n.

de·reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

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deregulate

(diːˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt)

vb

(tr) to remove regulations or controls from

deˌreguˈlation n

deˈregulator n

deˈregulatory adj

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de•reg•u•late

(diˈrɛg yəˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to halt or reduce government regulation of: to deregulate the airline industry.

[1960–65]

de•reg′u•la`tor, n.

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deregulate

Past participle: deregulated
Gerund: deregulating

Imperative

deregulate

deregulate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

deregulate - lift the regulations on exempt, relieve, free - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

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Translations

deregulate

[diːˈregjʊleɪt] VT → desregular

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deregulate

[diːˈrɛgjʊleɪt] vt (= remove controls from) [+ service, industry] → déréglementer

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deregulate

vt → deregulieren; buses etc → dem freien Wettbewerb überlassen

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deregulate

[dɪˈrɛgjʊˌleɪt] vt → deregolamentare

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