deregulate
gb/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/ us/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/
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English
deregulál, liberalizál
VERB
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deregulál
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liberalizál
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Usage pattern:
deregulate [an industry/market/sector/service]
The government decided to deregulate the energy market to encourage competition.
A kormány úgy döntött, hogy a verseny ösztönzése érdekében liberalizálja az energiapiacot.
Airlines were deregulated in the United States in the late 1970s.
Az Egyesült Államokban az 1970-es évek végén deregulálták a légitársaságok működését.
Critics argue that deregulating banks can increase risks for consumers.
Learner examples
The country plans to deregulate its bus services.
Az ország deregulálni tervezi a buszközlekedést.
Some people fear that deregulating companies will reduce safety.
Egyesek attól tartanak, hogy a vállalatok szabályozásának lazítása csökkenti a biztonságot.
Common mistake:
Do not use deregulate for simply canceling one ordinary rule; it usually refers to reducing a system of official controls.
Meaning
remove official economic controls
Collocations
deregulate the market
|deregulate an industry
|deregulate the economy
|deregulate financial services
|deregulate banks
|deregulate energy prices
|deregulate telecoms
|plans to deregulate
|move to deregulate
|fully deregulate
Synonyms
liberalize (often suggests opening a market to more competition or fewer restrictions)
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decontrol (more formal or technical, often used for prices or specific controls)
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relax regulations (means make rules less strict, not necessarily remove them completely)
Antonyms
regulate (to control an activity by rules or laws)
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restrict (to limit what people or businesses may do)
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re-regulate (to introduce controls again after deregulation)
Themes
business
|economics
|government
|law
|policy
Definition
to make an industry, market, or activity less controlled by government rules
To remove or reduce official rules or government controls on an industry, market, business activity, or service.
VERB
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FORMAL
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deregulál
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Usage pattern:
deregulate [a system/process/activity]
The new policy would deregulate access to several public datasets.
Az új politika enyhítené több nyilvános adathalmazhoz való hozzáférés szabályozását.
In some cancers, mutations deregulate normal cell growth.
Bizonyos daganatokban a mutációk felborítják a normális sejtnövekedés szabályozását.
The platform was criticized for deregulating parts of its approval process too quickly.
Learner examples
The change will deregulate access to the service.
A változás enyhíteni fogja a szolgáltatáshoz való hozzáférés szabályozását.
Common mistake:
In science and medicine, deregulate can mean that normal control is disrupted; in everyday political and business use, it usually means removing official rules.
Meaning
remove controls from a system
Collocations
deregulate a system
|deregulate a process
|deregulate gene expression
|deregulate cell growth
|deregulate production
|deregulate access
Synonyms
uncontrol (rare and much less common than deregulate)
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remove controls (plain-language equivalent)
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disrupt regulation (used especially when normal biological control is made abnormal)
Antonyms
regulate (to keep a system operating under rules or controls)
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control (to manage or direct how something works)
Themes
systems
|policy
|science
Definition
to stop controlling how a system or activity works
To remove or reduce rules, controls, or mechanisms that govern how a system, activity, or process operates.
Grammar
Dictionary form
deregulate
IPA
GB/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/
US/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/
Syllables & stress
de - reg - u - late (4 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (reg)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: deregulate
- 3rd Person Singular: deregulates
- Present Participle: deregulating
- Past: deregulated
Expressions
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