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de·con·trol
(dē′kən-trōl′)tr.v. de·con·trolled, de·con·trol·ling, de·con·trols
To stop control of, especially by the government: decontrolled oil and natural gas prices.
de′con·trol′ n.
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decontrol
(ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl)vb, -trols, -trolling or -trolled
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to free of restraints or controls, esp government controls: to decontrol prices.
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de•con•trol
(ˌdi kənˈtroʊl)v. -trolled, -trol•ling,
n. v.t.
1. to remove controls or restraints, esp. government controls, from: to decontrol rents.
n. 2. the removal of controls.
[1915–20]
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decontrol
Past participle: decontrolled
Gerund: decontrolling
| Imperative |
|---|
| decontrol |
| decontrol |
| Present |
|---|
| I decontrol |
| you decontrol |
| he/she/it decontrols |
| we decontrol |
| you decontrol |
| they decontrol |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I decontrolled |
| you decontrolled |
| he/she/it decontrolled |
| we decontrolled |
| you decontrolled |
| they decontrolled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am decontrolling |
| you are decontrolling |
| he/she/it is decontrolling |
| we are decontrolling |
| you are decontrolling |
| they are decontrolling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have decontrolled |
| you have decontrolled |
| he/she/it has decontrolled |
| we have decontrolled |
| you have decontrolled |
| they have decontrolled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was decontrolling |
| you were decontrolling |
| he/she/it was decontrolling |
| we were decontrolling |
| you were decontrolling |
| they were decontrolling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had decontrolled |
| you had decontrolled |
| he/she/it had decontrolled |
| we had decontrolled |
| you had decontrolled |
| they had decontrolled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will decontrol |
| you will decontrol |
| he/she/it will decontrol |
| we will decontrol |
| you will decontrol |
| they will decontrol |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have decontrolled |
| you will have decontrolled |
| he/she/it will have decontrolled |
| we will have decontrolled |
| you will have decontrolled |
| they will have decontrolled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be decontrolling |
| you will be decontrolling |
| he/she/it will be decontrolling |
| we will be decontrolling |
| you will be decontrolling |
| they will be decontrolling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been decontrolling |
| you have been decontrolling |
| he/she/it has been decontrolling |
| we have been decontrolling |
| you have been decontrolling |
| they have been decontrolling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been decontrolling |
| you will have been decontrolling |
| he/she/it will have been decontrolling |
| we will have been decontrolling |
| you will have been decontrolling |
| they will have been decontrolling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been decontrolling |
| you had been decontrolling |
| he/she/it had been decontrolling |
| we had been decontrolling |
| you had been decontrolling |
| they had been decontrolling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would decontrol |
| you would decontrol |
| he/she/it would decontrol |
| we would decontrol |
| you would decontrol |
| they would decontrol |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have decontrolled |
| you would have decontrolled |
| he/she/it would have decontrolled |
| we would have decontrolled |
| you would have decontrolled |
| they would have decontrolled |
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Verb 1. decontrol - relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana"
liberalize, liberalise - make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
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decontrol
vt (Comm) trade, prices → freigeben
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decontrol
[ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl] vt (trade) → liberalizzare ; (prices) → togliere il controllo governativo aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995