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regularize

[ reg-yuh-luh-rahyz ]

/ ˈrɛg yə ləˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), reg·u·lar·ized, reg·u·lar·iz·ing.

to make regular.

Also especially British, reg·u·lar·ise.

Origin of regularize

First recorded in 1615–25; regular + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM regularize

reg·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun reg·u·lar·iz·er, noun un·reg·u·lar·ized, adjective

Words nearby regularize

regular guy, regular lay, regular tertiaries, regular verb, regular year, regularize, regularly, regulate, regulated tenancy, regulation, regulation t

Example sentences from the Web for regularize

The universal attempt to formulate or to regularize—an attempt that can be made only by disregarding or denying.

The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort
No attempt was made to regularize the use of quotation marks, except to supply those that were clearly missing.

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor |Various
I wonder,” said Gorman, “if it would be possible to—well, shall we say regularize the situation?

The Island Mystery |George A. Birmingham
No attempt was made by the printer to regularize the appearance, nor to provide a table of contents.

The Indian in his Wigwam |Henry R. Schoolcraft

Typesetting for italics was very inconsistent in this book; no attempt has been made to regularize the use of italics.

Louis XIV., Makers of History Series |John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for regularize

regularize

regularise

/ (ˈrɛɡjʊləˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make regular; cause to conform

Derived forms of regularize

regularization or regularisation, noun