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overregulate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 R EH1 G Y AH0 L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To regulate to a greater degree than appropriate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: regulate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English regulate English overregulate From over- + regulate.