deregulate

[ dee-reg-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing.

1. to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.):

   to deregulate the trucking industry; to deregulate oil prices.

verb (used without object)

, de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing.

1. to undergo deregulation:

   Some banks have already started to deregulate.

deregulate

/ diːˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. tr to remove regulations or controls from

Derived Forms

• deˈregulator, noun
• deˈregulatory, adjective
• deˌreguˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• de·reg·u·la·tion [dee-reg-y, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], noun
• de·reg·u·la·tor noun
• de·reg·u·la·to·ry [dee-, reg, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deregulate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; de- + regulate

Example Sentences

He promised to deregulate industry and embolden the oil and auto industries.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s at the tail end of the press tour for his new film, the romantic drama “We Live in Time,” and it’s left him feeling deregulated.

From Los Angeles Times

The national government has just put forward plans to deregulate bus services, but Kicillof has warned that his province will not comply.

From BBC

Trump has promised to deregulate the oil and gas industry and open more federal land to drilling; that’s probably what he means by “major smash.”

From Los Angeles Times

But under then-Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, services outside London were deregulated and privatised, leading to the mass sale of council bus companies.

From BBC