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If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.
Samuel J. Palmisano

Meaning of "overregulate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERREGULATE

overregulate  [ˌəʊvəˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERREGULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overregulate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overregulate in English.

WHAT DOES OVERREGULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overregulate in the English dictionary

The definition of overregulate in the dictionary is to apply rules and regulations excessively.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERREGULATE

PRESENT

Present
I overregulate
you overregulate
he/she/it overregulates
we overregulate
you overregulate
they overregulate
Present continuous
I am overregulating
you are overregulating
he/she/it is overregulating
we are overregulating
you are overregulating
they are overregulating
Present perfect
I have overregulated
you have overregulated
he/she/it has overregulated
we have overregulated
you have overregulated
they have overregulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been overregulating
you have been overregulating
he/she/it has been overregulating
we have been overregulating
you have been overregulating
they have been overregulating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overregulated
you overregulated
he/she/it overregulated
we overregulated
you overregulated
they overregulated
Past continuous
I was overregulating
you were overregulating
he/she/it was overregulating
we were overregulating
you were overregulating
they were overregulating
Past perfect
I had overregulated
you had overregulated
he/she/it had overregulated
we had overregulated
you had overregulated
they had overregulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been overregulating
you had been overregulating
he/she/it had been overregulating
we had been overregulating
you had been overregulating
they had been overregulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overregulate
you will overregulate
he/she/it will overregulate
we will overregulate
you will overregulate
they will overregulate
Future continuous
I will be overregulating
you will be overregulating
he/she/it will be overregulating
we will be overregulating
you will be overregulating
they will be overregulating
Future perfect
I will have overregulated
you will have overregulated
he/she/it will have overregulated
we will have overregulated
you will have overregulated
they will have overregulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overregulating
you will have been overregulating
he/she/it will have been overregulating
we will have been overregulating
you will have been overregulating
they will have been overregulating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overregulate
you would overregulate
he/she/it would overregulate
we would overregulate
you would overregulate
they would overregulate
Conditional continuous
I would be overregulating
you would be overregulating
he/she/it would be overregulating
we would be overregulating
you would be overregulating
they would be overregulating
Conditional perfect
I would have overregulate
you would have overregulate
he/she/it would have overregulate
we would have overregulate
you would have overregulate
they would have overregulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overregulating
you would have been overregulating
he/she/it would have been overregulating
we would have been overregulating
you would have been overregulating
they would have been overregulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overregulate
we let´s overregulate
you overregulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overregulate
Past participle
overregulated
Present Participle
overregulating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERREGULATE


accumulate
əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
circulate
ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt
coagulate
kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt
congratulate
kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt
cumulate
ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
ejaculate
ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt
emulate
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt
formulate
ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
insulate
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt
manipulate
məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
modulate
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt
populate
ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt
postulate
ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪt
reformulate
riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
regulate
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt
simulate
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt
speculate
ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt
stimulate
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt
stipulate
ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERREGULATE

overrated
overreach
overreacher
overreact
overreaction
overread
overreckon
overred
overrefine
overrefinement
overregulation
overreliance
overreport
overrepresented
overrespond
overrich
overridden
override
overrider
overriding

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERREGULATE

absquatulate
articulate
chocolate
consulate
copulate
demodulate
depopulate
deregulate
emasculate
geniculate
immaculate
matriculate
ovulate
particulate
recalculate
recirculate
repopulate
reticulate
triangulate
undulate
ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of overregulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overregulate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERREGULATE

Find out the translation of overregulate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overregulate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overregulate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过度监管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

regular en exceso
570 millions of speakers

English

overregulate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overregulate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overregulate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чрезмерному
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overregulate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overregulate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surréglementer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überregulierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overregulate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overregulate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overregulate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overregulate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overregulate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिग्रहित करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overregulate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overregulate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overregulate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надмірного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overregulate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερρύθμισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overregulate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overregulate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overregulate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overregulate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERREGULATE»

The term «overregulate» is used very little and occupies the 188.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERREGULATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overregulate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overregulate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overregulate

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2 QUOTES WITH «OVERREGULATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overregulate.
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Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
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.
2
Samuel J. Palmisano
If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERREGULATE»

Discover the use of overregulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overregulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Role of Parental Attachment and Limit-setting on Toddler ...
Children who overregulate their emotions may have been thought as having high emotion regulation when compared to children who underregulate. The only difference between children who overregulate their emotions and who have ...
Kristina Nicole Higgins, 2008
2
Robert's Rules of Disorder: A Guide to Mismanagement
Overregulate. The. Troops. Certain organizations require more intense internal discipline than others. On a spectrum from discipline as punishable conduct to discipline as a supportive attitude, the military essentially ranks among the former .
Robert Maidment, 1987
3
Regulation by Litigation
A regulation of ''kryptonite'' that does not distinguish between a-kryptonite and b- kryptonite is likely to either overregulate or underregulate uses of kryptonite. If we regulate both forms of kryptonite at the level appropriate for a-kryptonite and if ...
Andrew P. Morriss, Bruce Yandle, Andrew Dorchak, 2009
4
Hopes and Memories
Chorus: “We don't want to overregulate, overregulate.” “No need to be concerned for natural resources literacy and health. Emphasize platitudes, their cost we can afford.” Chorus: “Our pad absorbs more of your exudate, exudate.” “In space ...
Henry Tedeschi, 2012
5
New Foundations of Cost-benefit Analysis
will also overregulate, indeed, may even regulate to an extent greater than Agency's ideal point. The reason is that Agency must struggle against President's concern that the status quo is close to President's ideal point; over- regulation relative ...
Matthew D. Adler, Eric A. Posner, 2006
6
Canadian Forest Policy: Adapting to Change
A uniform rule designed to protect the most sensitive site will overregulate a less sensitive one. One designed to protect the least sensitive will underregulate more sensitive ones. A rule designed to address the mean will overregulate in some ...
Michael Howlett, 2001
7
The Supreme Court and Sexual Harassment: Preventing ...
Rather than face potential liability, it is in their best interests to overregulate. Rather than risk defending objectionable speech, it is easier and safer for the employer to limit all questionable speech and, therefore, to be free from responsibility.
Paul I. Weizer, 2000
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The Economic Approach to Law
27. It is probably more restrictive, though, since prohibited uses under the normal behavior standard (for example, businesses in residential areas) are not necessarily nuisances. 28. More generally, the government will overregulate whenever ...
Thomas J. Miceli, 2009
9
Statutory Default Rules: How to Interpret Unclear Legislation
The claim that the first condition was satisfied depended on the argument that international markets created collective action problems for antitrust regulation, by giving each nation incentives to underregulate exporters and overregulate ...
Einer Elhauge, 2009
10
Sam Smith's Great American Political Repair Manual: How to ...
Doesn't overregulate entry- level jobs such as taxi driving or street vending. 6. Doesn't overregulate home business or prohibit small nondisruptive businesses in or near residential communities. 7. Does not overdevelop downtown so there are ...
Sam Smith, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERREGULATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overregulate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China wants Silicon Valleys everywhere
... said he suggested that the government take a more hands-off approach and not try to overregulate or manage these fledging companies. «MENAFN.COM, Jul 15»
2
Rising cancer costs pit doctors against drugmakers
... goose that has laid the golden egg for them. I don't want to overregulate the industry, but clearly some degree of oversight has to be taken." ... «Valley News Live, Jul 15»
3
How Uber runs afoul of government's monopoly protection machine
While New York and California are known for their tendency to overregulate, even less traditionally oppressive states are uneasy with the ... «Watchdog.org, Jul 15»
4
City streamlines process for seeking special-events permit
“It's not to restrict or overregulate or overreach. It really is an avenue to provide better services, first and foremost.” Dean said officials aren't ... «Theadanews, Jul 15»
5
Snapdeal's Ashish Chandra on the regulatory challenges that …
Why would you overregulate a growing sector? So, what are the regulatory issues? 2. Intermediary Liability: We have a specific mention under ... «MediaNama.com, Jul 15»
6
Uber Pulls Out of Broward County; Flap Ensues
... against the Broward commission will serve as a warning to Palm Beach County to think twice before attempting to overregulate the service. «EDGE Boston, Jul 15»
7
State agency to discuss rare disease impacting Texas deer
... be agreeable to the industry. And we are trying to protect and not overregulate,” said Andy Schwartz, with Texas Animal Health Commission. «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
8
Fiscal Code: Not so much for unconventional drilling
DEP's effort to overregulate this industry benefits no one but instead threatens to kill an industry that provides quality, family-sustaining jobs for ... «Marcellus.com, Jul 15»
9
Uber didn't want to play by the rules
Broward County did not overregulate TNCs. Instead, it tried to create an environment where TNCs could operate, while balancing the need for ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
10
The proposed Fiscal Code amendment is about conventional gas …
DEP's effort to overregulate this industry benefits no one but instead threatens to kill an industry that provides quality, family-sustaining jobs for ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

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