- regularize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1623 to make regular by conformance to law, rules, or custom • regularization noun
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regularize — UK US (UK alsog regularise) /ˈregjʊləraɪz/ verb [T] ► to change a system or a situation so that it is controlled by a set of official rules: »This agreement will help regularize trade between our two countries. »We need to regularize the… … Financial and business terms
Regularize — Reg u*lar*ize (r[e^]g [ u]*l[ e]r*[imac]z), v. t. To cause to become regular; to regulate. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regularize — index adapt, codify, coordinate, modify (alter), naturalize (acclimate), regulate (adjust) … Law dictionary
regularize — (Amer.) reg·u·lar·ize || regjÉ™lÉ™raɪz / jÊŠl v. make regular, cause to be regular; impose regulations; change a system so that it obeys laws (also regularise) … English contemporary dictionary
regularize — (also regularise) ► VERB 1) make regular. 2) establish (a hitherto temporary or provisional arrangement) on an official or correct basis. DERIVATIVES regularization noun … English terms dictionary
regularize — [reg′yə lə rīz΄] vt. regularized, regularizing to make regular regularization n … English World dictionary
regularize — UK [ˈreɡjʊləraɪz] / US [ˈreɡjələˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms regularize : present tense I/you/we/they regularize he/she/it regularizes present participle regularizing past tense regularized past participle regularized to make a system,… … English dictionary
regularize — to invade and conquer The intended implication is that the political situation is being returned to normal. It took one Polish, one East German, and twelve Russian divisions to regularize the position in Czechoslovakia in 1968 … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
regularize — verb 1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations We cannot regulate the way people dress This town likes to regulate • Syn: ↑regulate, ↑regularise, ↑order, ↑govern • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
regularize — regularization, n. regularizer, n. /reg yeuh leuh ruyz /, v.t., regularized, regularizing. to make regular. Also, esp. Brit., regularise. [1615 25; REGULAR + IZE] * * * … Universalium
