underregulate

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ regulate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underregulate (third-person singular simple present underregulates, present participle underregulating, simple past and past participle underregulated)

  1. To regulate inadequately.
    Hypernym: regulate
    Coordinate terms: deregulate, overregulate
    • 2008 March 20, Diana B. Henriques, “Commodities: Latest Boom, Plentiful Risk”, in New York Times:
      It’s not a question of overregulating or underregulating.