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deregulate
de·reg·u·late [ dee réggyə làyt ] (past and past participle de·reg·u·lat·ed, present participle de·reg·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·reg·u·lates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
free from regulation: to free something such as an organization or industry from regulation

de·reg·u·la·tion [ dee règgyə láysh'n ] noun
de·reg·u·la·tor [ dee réggyə làytər ] noun
de·reg·u·la·to·ry [ dee réggyələ tàwree ] adjective
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