Antonyms of verb deregulate

1 sense of deregulate

Sense 1
deregulate -- (lift the regulations on)
       Antonym of regulate (Sense 2)
      => regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern -- (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deregulate

1 sense of deregulate

Sense 1
deregulate -- (lift the regulations on)
       => exempt, relieve, free -- (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam")