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overregulate

Verb

Meaning

overregulate (third-person singular simple present overregulates, present participle overregulating, simple past and past participle overregulated)

To regulate to a greater degree than appropriate

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In the U.A.E. we were the least-regulated environment in the region, and over time we are seeing more and more regulation coming in. On the other hand, a central bank can overregulate and choke the economy, and then we will have a dead banking industry. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

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