de‧reg‧u‧late /ˌdiːˈreɡjəleɪt, ˌdiːˈreɡjʊleɪt/
verb [transitive usually passive] to remove government rules and controls from some types of business activity:
industries that have been deregulated—deregulation /diːˌreɡjəˈleɪʃ
ən, diːˌreɡjʊˈleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲