deregulate

UK/diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/

deregulate verb: to remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

Verb

deregulate (third-person singular simple present deregulates, present participle deregulating, simple past and past participle deregulated)

(transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
- Along with attacking “woke” investing, FGA has worked with legislators and elected officials to push for laws to deregulate child labor, stop Medicaid expansion and slash food stamps, among other initiatives.2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN

to remove the regulations from: إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawābiṭ at-tanẓīmiyya

third-person singular present	deregulates
present participle	deregulating
past participle	deregulated
past	deregulated

From de- + regulate.

What does deregulate mean?: Deregulate means to remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
What is deregulate in Arabic?: Deregulate in Arabic is إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة (ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawābiṭ at-tanẓīmiyya). See Deregulate meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is deregulate?: Deregulate is a verb.
How do you pronounce deregulate?: Deregulate is pronounced /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deregulate?: The past tense of deregulate is deregulated.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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