Standard Lemma guide

deregulate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 R EH1 G Y AH0 L EY0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

lift the regulations on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: regulate

Broader terms: exempt, relieve, free

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English regulate English deregulate From de- + regulate.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِلْغَاء الضَوَابِط التَنْظِيمِيَّة (ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawābiṭ at-tanẓīmiyya) — to remove the regulations from
  • Czech: deregulovat — to remove the regulations from
  • German: deregulieren — to remove the regulations from
  • Portuguese: desregular — to remove the regulations from