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deregulate

/diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
dereg-u-late
IPA
/diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English regulate English deregulate From de- + regulate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deregulates (present, singular) deregulating (participle, present) deregulated (participle, past) deregulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dysregulate unregulated overregulate underregulate

Questions

How do you pronounce deregulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/.
What does deregulate mean?
To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
Where does deregulate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English regulate English deregulate From de- + regulate.

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