regularize

[ reg-yuh-luh-rahyz ]

/ ˈrɛg yə ləˌraɪz /

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

to make regular.

Nearby words

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

Origin of regularize

First recorded in 1615–25; regular + -ize

Related formsreg·u·lar·i·za·tion, nounreg·u·lar·iz·er, nounun·reg·u·lar·ized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for regularise

Rivers tend to regularise their beds; they drain, rather than form lakes.
The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock
The more we can regularise our commonplace activities by habit, the smoother our path and the more leisure we command.
Windfalls|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner
Special chairs are kept for the dirty, who are placed at stated times upon conveniences in order to regularise their functions.
Mentally Defective Children|Alfred Binet
Austrian guns have been in action for some days, and now it has been thought worth while to regularise the situation.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium|Hugh Gibson

Trafford's little attempt to regularise his position-203- was as creditable to him as it was inevitably futile.
Marriage|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for regularise

regularize

regularise

/ (ˈrɛɡjʊləˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make regular; cause to conform

Derived Formsregularization or regularisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for regularise

regularize

1620s, from regular (adj.) + -ize. Related: Regularized; regularizing.