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overregulate

/ˈoʊvɚɹˈɛɡjəlˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-reg-u-late
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚɹˈɛɡjəlˌeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To regulate to a greater degree than appropriate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English regulate English overregulate From over- + regulate.

Inflected Forms

overregulates (present, singular) overregulating (participle, present) overregulated (participle, past) overregulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overregulation deregulate underregulate

Rhymes With

regulate reregulate

Questions

How do you pronounce overregulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɹˈɛɡjəlˌeɪt/.
What does overregulate mean?
To regulate to a greater degree than appropriate.
Where does overregulate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English regulate English overregulate From over- + regulate.

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