deregulate

deregulate
deregulation, n.deregulator, n.deregulatory /dee reg"yeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj.
/dee reg"yeuh layt'/, v., deregulated, deregulating.
v.t.
1. to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.): to deregulate the trucking industry; to deregulate oil prices.
v.i.
2. to undergo deregulation: Some banks have already started to deregulate.
[1960-65, Amer.; DE- + REGULATE]

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