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hyperregulated

hyperregulated is the simple past and past participle of hyperregulate.

Meaning of hyperregulate

Verb

hyperregulate (third-person singular simple present hyperregulates, present participle hyperregulating, simple past and past participle hyperregulated)

  1. Regulate to an excessive degree; stifle with a plethora of rules.
    • If the FCC truly believes there are going to be plenty of broadband options soon, a “no-opoly,” why is the FCC planning to hyperregulate the local telcos' DSL spectrum and DSL offerings?2000: United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary, Internet Freedom Act and Internet Growth and Development Act of 1999: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of...
  2. To regulate (salt content etc) to a greater than normal degree

Questions about hyperregulated

What is hyperregulated the simple past and past participle of?
Hyperregulated is the simple past and past participle of hyperregulate.

Words near hyperregulated in the dictionary

  1. hyperreflexive
  2. hyperreflexivity
  3. hyperregenerative
  4. hyperregular
  5. hyperregulate
  6. hyperregulated
  7. hyperregulates
  8. hyperregulating
  9. hyperregulation
  10. hyperregulator
  11. hyperregulators

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