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Definition of decontrol verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

decontrol

verb

NAmE//ˌdikənˈtroʊl//

decontrol something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they decontrol

he / she / it decontrols

past simple decontrolled

-ing form decontrolling

if a government decontrols something, it removes legal controls from it synonym deregulate

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decontrol noun [uncountable]

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