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de·con·trolBrE/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl/🔊NAmE/ˌdiːkənˈtroʊl/🔊verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theydecontrolBrE/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl/🔊NAmE/ˌdiːkənˈtroʊl/🔊present simple - he / she / itdecontrolsBrE/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊlz/🔊NAmE/ˌdiːkənˈtroʊlz/🔊past simpledecontrolledBrE/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊld/🔊NAmE/ˌdiːkənˈtroʊld/🔊past participledecontrolledBrE/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊld/🔊NAmE/ˌdiːkənˈtroʊld/🔊 -ing formdecontrollingBrE/ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊlɪŋ/🔊NAmE/ˌdiːkənˈtroʊlɪŋ/🔊~sth(formal, especiallyNAmE) ifagovernmentdecontrolssth, itremoveslegalcontrolsfromit解除对…的控制;撤销对…的管制SYNderegulate▸de·con·trolnoun [uncountable]