deregulate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *deregulate*:
VERB	social	deregulate	lift the regulations on

deregulate > pronunciation
Sounds	diyreh'gyahleyt
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *deregulate*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Lift the regulations on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	exempt, relieve, free	grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Opposite	regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern	Bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage
Spanish	desregular, liberalizar
Nouns	deregulation, deregulating	the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

HyperDic: deregulate