deregulate
verb [T] /ˌdiːˈreɡ.jʊ.leɪt/Definition
› to remove national or local government controls or rules from a business or other activity: The government plans to deregulate the banking industry/the bus system.Liberating, relaxing and releasing deregulation /ˌdiː.reɡ.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun [U] › Couldn't the deregulation of broadcasting lead to a lowering of standards?Liberating, relaxing and releasing
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- decontrol verb
- discharge verb (ALLOW TO LEAVE)
- emancipate verb
- exempt verb
- free verb (MAKE LOOSE)
- free verb (NOT IN PRISON)
- free verb (REMOVE LIMITS)
- get (sb/sth) out phrasal verb
- let sb loose idiom
- liberate verb
- loosen (sb) up phrasal verb
- loosen sb's tongue idiom 1
- loosen sb's tongue idiom 2
- loosen your grip/hold idiom
- relax verb (RULE)
- release noun (MAKING FREE)
- release noun (MAKING PUBLIC)
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- unbind verb
- unhand verb
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