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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.

Words related to regularize

distribute, place, plan, file, conduct, establish, assign, adjust, match, control, alphabetize, right, manage, tidy, regiment, array, regulate, tabulate, index, group

Words nearby regularize

regular guy, regular lay, regular tertiaries, regular verb, regular year, regularize, regularly, regulate, regulated tenancy, regulation, regulation t
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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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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