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Verb: deregulate  dee're-gyu-leyt
  1. Lift the regulations on
    "The first effort to deregulate television occurred in the mid 1970's"

Derived forms: deregulating, deregulates, deregulated

See also: deregulation

Type of: exempt, free, relieve

Antonym: regulate

Encyclopedia: Deregulate

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Derbyshire
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derelict
dereliction
derequisition
derestrict
deride
derision
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