regularize
Americanverb (used with object)
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regularizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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regularized,
past participle, past
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regularizing
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
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
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
“Very few people wait to regularize their legal stay” until the citizen spouse dies, “and in fact not many know that they have the right to apply if they entered with a visa,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
He would seek out a lawyer the next morning, regularize his position to the twins by turning himself into their guardian, and then get them at once into the best school there was.
From Christopher and Columbus by Elizabeth
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
Thus analogy not only regularizes irregularities that have come in the wake of phonetic processes but introduces disturbances, generally in favor of greater simplicity or regularity, in a long established system of forms.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
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
The new Brazilian constitutional monarchy simply regularized the status quo.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
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
At last Kepler’s position had been regularized, although Tycho continued to dole out his wealth of data in penny packets, as and when he thought Kepler needed it, rather than giving him free access.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Massa said that the agency would from Thursday begin regularizing programs and coordinating with various provinces and industrial sector, adding Argentina already counted on demand for projects linked to the agro-industrial sector.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023
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
Now, under pressure from advocacy groups and some lawmakers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering ways to recognize their contributions, including regularizing their legal 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
Beyond consolidating and regularizing the existing law it achieved nothing.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Goldwin Smith
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