decontrol
verb/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl/
/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl/
(formal, especially North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they decontrol | /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl/ /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl/ |
| he / she / it decontrols | /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊlz/ /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊlz/ |
| past simple decontrolled | /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊld/ /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊld/ |
| past participle decontrolled | /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊld/ /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊld/ |
| -ing form decontrolling | /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊlɪŋ/ /ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊlɪŋ/ |
- decontrol something if a government decontrols something, it removes legal controls from it synonym deregulate
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