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Deregulating

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v. Present participle of deregulate.

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n. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

Word Usage

"Axelrod and aides argue that Republican policy -- including what they describe as deregulating Wall Street and cutting taxes for the rich -- created the bad economy in the first place, and the GOP presidential candidates want to revive them."

Verb Form

deregulated deregulates deregulating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

relieve exempt free