regularize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Present
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regularizesimple
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regularizessimple
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have regularizedperfect
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has regularizedperfect
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am regularizingprogressive
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are regularizingprogressive
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is regularizingprogressive
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have been regularizingperfect progressive
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has been regularizingperfect progressive
Past
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regularizedsimple
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had regularizedperfect
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was regularizingprogressive
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were regularizingprogressive
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had been regularizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of regularize
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
Late last year, the government began a countrywide reconciliation drive meant to regularize the status of Assad-linked personnel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2025
In correspondence with the Oakland Institute, the World Bank says it is not funding efforts by Tanzanian authorities to regularize park boundaries.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
“I wonder,” said Gorman, “if it would be possible to—well, shall we say regularize the situation?”
From The Island Mystery by Birmingham, George A.
The agreement regularizes the status of seven bishops who had been appointed by Beijing over the years without papal consent, and sets out a process of dialogue going forward to name new ones.
From Fox News ● Sep. 26, 2018
Once she regularizes her documents, the authorities might let her back in, but if she was in a condition in which she needed frequent attention, it might be better if she were near you.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2018
Under the guise of regulating the shuttles, the program regularizes the status quo – allowing the private buses to continue using the approximately 200 bus stops it already uses for a nominal fee.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2014
Once the player regularizes his status in Europe and gains experience, it is easier for him to move from one team to another.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2010
It has discovered the gradual excitements of which it is susceptible; it regularizes its action, and has fixed limits, which a man who respects himself will never pass.
From The Physiology of Taste by Robinson, Fayette
The State Department urged China to "engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularized notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
In 2018, the two sides announced that they had reached a private accord, which regularized the status of several Chinese-appointed bishops and paved the way for future nominations.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
When Xi took office in 2012, the smooth transfer of power was seen as a sign that China’s political system had evolved from personal rule toward a system of regularized leadership transitions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2022
"I think what we are trying to do is ensure that these are regularized, normalized processes," Hsiao said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2022
For the first time, life was regularized, with division of labor and communal efforts, such as defense and public works projects.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
Migrants have repeatedly expressed skepticism about receiving documentation regularizing them in Mexico, and organizers say another caravan is already about to depart from Tapachula, a major migrant massing point close to the border with Guatemala.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2021
She has a message for Trudeau and Legault as they debate regularizing her status.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2020
At the very least you need to increase this woman’s pay to the legal minimum and also talk to her about regularizing her employment.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2014
"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is terminating the process that was started during the conversation in Guatemala, which was aimed at regularizing our diplomatic relations," the ministry said late on Friday in a statement.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2013
Her position and reputation even in those days needed some regularizing; and she had chosen this means to do it.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
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