DECONTROL (decontrolled, decontrolling)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: decontrolled    , decontrolling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does decontrol mean? 

• DECONTROL (verb)
  The verb DECONTROL has 1 sense:

1. relax or remove controls of

  Familiarity information: DECONTROL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECONTROL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they decontrol    ... he / she / it decontrols   
Past simple: decontrolled   
Past participle: decontrolled   
-ing form: decontrolling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relax or remove controls of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

decontrol marijuana

Hypernyms (to "decontrol" is one way to...):

liberalise; liberalize (make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something