regularize
[reg-yuh-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), reg·u·lar·ized, reg·u·lar·iz·ing.
to make regular.
RELATED WORDS
distribute, place, plan, file, conduct, establish, assign, adjust, match, control, alphabetize, right, manage, tidy, regiment, array, regulate, tabulate, index, group
Also especially British, reg·u·lar·ise.
Origin of regularize
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Historical Examples of regularize
No attempt was made to regularize the use of quotation marks.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic CensorStephen Cullen Carpenter
The universal attempt to formulate or to regularize—an attempt that can be made only by disregarding or denying.
The Book of the DamnedCharles Fort
Typesetting for italics was very inconsistent in this book; no attempt has been made to regularize the use of italics.
Louis XIV., Makers of History SeriesJohn S. C. Abbott
The word Arctic is generally capitalized, but exceptions were too frequent to regularize.
It is absolutely necessary to stimulate and regularize perspiration over the whole surface of the body.
Montessori Elementary MaterialsMaria Montessori
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