deregulate
verb/ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/
/ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deregulate | /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/ /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it deregulates | /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪts/ /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪts/ |
| past simple deregulated | /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle deregulated | /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form deregulating | /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- deregulate something to free a trade, a business activity, etc. from rules and controls synonym decontrol
- deregulated financial markets
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeregulate is used with these nouns as the object:- industry
- market
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