regularize

American

[reg-yuh-luh-rahyz] / ˈrɛg yə ləˌraɪz /

especially British, regularise

verb (used with object)

regularized, regularizing

to make regular.

regularize British

/ ˈrɛɡjʊləˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to make regular; cause to conform

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Other Word Forms

regularization noun
regularizer noun
unregularized adjective

Etymology

Origin of regularize

First recorded in 1615–25; regular + -ize

Example Sentences

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Among other things, it would create a legal pathway for immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens to regularize their status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Along with a more expansive group of retail and payments partners, Google announced its Agent Payments Protocol, an open standard that the company hopes will accelerate and regularize AI shopping across retail sites.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The rest are eventually released with a self-expulsion order, unable to work or regularize their situation.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

“Very few people wait to regularize their legal stay” until the citizen spouse dies, “and in fact not many know that they have the right to apply if they entered with a visa,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

No attempt was made to regularize the use of quotation marks.

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)

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