regularize

American  

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

especially British, regularise

verb (used with object)

regularizes, present (3rd person singular) regularized, past participle, past regularizing present participle

1. to make regular.

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regularize British  

/ ˈrɛɡjʊləˌraɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make regular; cause to conform

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• regularization
  noun
• regularizer
  noun
• unregularized
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• regularizing
  present
• regularized
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• regularize
  simple
• regularizes
  simple
• have regularized
  perfect
• has regularized
  perfect
• am regularizing
  progressive
• are regularizing
  progressive
• is regularizing
  progressive
• have been regularizing
  perfect progressive
• has been regularizing
  perfect progressive

Past

• regularized
  simple
• had regularized
  perfect
• was regularizing
  progressive
• were regularizing
  progressive
• had been regularizing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will regularize
  simple
• will have regularized
  perfect
• will be regularizing
  progressive
• will have been regularizing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of regularize

First recorded in 1615–25; regular + -ize

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