hyperregulate
verb/ˌhaɪpəˈɹɛɡjuːleɪt/UK
Etymology
From hyper- + regulate.
- borrowed from regulatus
Definitions
Regulate to an excessive degree
Regulate to an excessive degree; stifle with a plethora of rules.
- If the FCC truly believes there are going to be plenty of broadband options soon, a “no-opoly,” why is the FCC planning to hyperregulate the local telcos' DSL spectrum and DSL offerings?
- Teens with insecure-dismissing states of mind, as well as those who hyperregulate/deactivate their attachment system and defensively exclude […]
To regulate (salt content etc) to a greater than normal degree
The neighborhood
- neighborhyperregulation
- neighborhyperregulative
- neighborhyperregulator
- neighborhyperregulatory
- neighborhyporegulate
Vish — recursive loop
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