WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•reg•u•late /diˈrɛgyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + obj], -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Governmentto halt or reduce government regulation of:to deregulate the airline industry.
de•reg•u•late
(dē reg′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
de•reg′u•la′tion, n.
de•reg′u•la′tor, n.
de•reg•u•la•to•ry
(dē reg′yə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
v.t.
- to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.):to deregulate the trucking industry; to deregulate oil prices.
v.i.
- Business, Governmentto undergo deregulation:Some banks have already started to deregulate.
- 1960–65, American.; de- + regulate
de•reg′u•la′tor, n.
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