deregulate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ regulate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/

• Audio (US):

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Verb

deregulate (third-person singular simple present deregulates, present participle deregulating, simple past and past participle deregulated)

1. (transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

   Coordinate terms: overregulate, underregulate

   • 2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN‎:

     Along with attacking “woke” investing, FGA has worked with legislators and elected officials to push for laws to deregulate child labor, stop Medicaid expansion and slash food stamps, among other initiatives.

Related terms

• dysregulate
• unregulated

Translations

to remove the regulations from

Arabic: إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة (ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawābiṭ at-tanẓīmiyya) Czech: deregulovat German: deregulieren (de) Portuguese: desregular (pt)