deregulate
gb/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/ us/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/
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Verbo
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action
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remove official economic controls
to make an industry, market, or activity less controlled by government rules
Patrón de uso:
deregulate [an industry/market/sector/service]
Error frecuente:
Do not use deregulate for simply canceling one ordinary rule; it usually refers to reducing a system of official controls.
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
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)
Colocaciones
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
Temas
business
|economics
|government
|law
|policy
Ejemplos
- The government decided to deregulate the energy market to encourage competition.
- Airlines were deregulated in the United States in the late 1970s.
- Critics argue that deregulating banks can increase risks for consumers.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The country plans to deregulate its bus services.
- Some people fear that deregulating companies will reduce safety.
Verbo
formal
C2
action
2
remove controls from a system
to stop controlling how a system or activity works
Patrón de uso:
deregulate [a system/process/activity]
Error frecuente:
In science and medicine, deregulate can mean that normal control is disrupted; in everyday political and business use, it usually means removing official rules.
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
regulate (to keep a system operating under rules or controls)
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control (to manage or direct how something works)
Colocaciones
deregulate a system
|deregulate a process
|deregulate gene expression
|deregulate cell growth
|deregulate production
|deregulate access
Temas
systems
|policy
|science
Ejemplos
- The new policy would deregulate access to several public datasets.
- In some cancers, mutations deregulate normal cell growth.
- The platform was criticized for deregulating parts of its approval process too quickly.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The change will deregulate access to the service.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
deregulate
AFI
GB/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/
US/diɹˈɛɡjəleɪt/
Sílabas y acento
de - reg - u - late (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (reg)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: deregulate
- 3rd Person Singular: deregulates
- Present Participle: deregulating
- Past: deregulated
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