underregulate

English

Etymology

under- +‎ regulate

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.
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