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regularize

[ reg-yuh-luh-rahyz ]
/ ˈrɛg yə ləˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), reg·u·lar·ized, reg·u·lar·iz·ing.
to make regular.
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Also especially British, reg·u·lar·ise .

Origin of regularize

First recorded in 1615–25; regular + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM regularize

reg·u·lar·i·za·tion, nounreg·u·lar·iz·er, nounun·reg·u·lar·ized, adjective
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Words related to regularize

adjust, even up, match, assign, conduct, distribute, establish, file, place, plan, communize, compare, coordinate, democratize, emulate, equal, equate, even, handicap, level

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British Dictionary definitions for regularize

regularize

regularise

/ (ˈrɛɡjʊləˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make regular; cause to conform

Derived forms of regularize

regularization or regularisation, noun
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