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deregulate
[ dee-reg-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.):
to deregulate the trucking industry; to deregulate oil prices.
verb (used without object)
- to undergo deregulation:
Some banks have already started to deregulate.
deregulate
/ diːˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- tr to remove regulations or controls from
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Derived Forms
- deˈregulator, noun
- deˈregulatory, adjective
- deˌreguˈlation, noun
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Other Words From
- de·reg·u·la·tion [dee-reg-y, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], noun
- de·reg·u·la·tor noun
- de·reg·u·la·to·ry [dee-, reg, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deregulate1
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Example Sentences
This former Goldman Sachs partner has frustrated many progressives by working hard to deregulate Wall Street.
Their Reaganite Republican adversaries, by contrast, want to deregulate it radically.
One, deregulate everything so that banks can start placing bets agaist their own securities.
The former press secretary criticized GOP plans to increase tax cuts for the wealthy and deregulate banks and Wall Street.
Should we fix the ratings agencies by regulating them more stringently, or do we need to deregulate and increase competition?
We seek to fully deregulate natural gas to bring on new supplies and bring us closer to energy independence.
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