regularize

American

[reg-yuh-luh-rahyz] / ˈrɛg yə ləˌraɪz /

especially British, regularise

verb (used with object)

regularized, regularizing

to make regular.

regularize British

/ ˈrɛɡjʊləˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to make regular; cause to conform

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Other Word Forms

regularization noun
regularizer noun
unregularized adjective

Etymology

Origin of regularize

First recorded in 1615–25; regular + -ize

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

Marriage helps to regularize a couple's civil status and provides them with legal benefits.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2023

I have a faint hope that by taking her in hand and interesting her in our work—which entre nous deux—is turning out to be very profitable—I may sober her and regularize her.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir

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