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单词 overregulate
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overregulate

verb

over·​reg·​u·​late ˌō-vər-ˈre-gyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce overregulate (audio)
 also  -ˈrā-
overregulated; overregulating

transitive + intransitive

: to regulate (something) to an excessive degree
Hospitals bitterly oppose the passage of such laws, saying they oversimplify complex issues and overregulate an already struggling industry. Tessa DeCarlo
This tendency to overregulate, which results from political pressures … Clark C. Havighurst
overregulation
ˌō-vər-ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce overregulate (audio)
-ˌre-gə-
 also  -ˌrā-
noun
… risked hurting the economy through overregulation. Richard Brookhiser

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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