regularize
verb (used with object)
to make regular.
regularized
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past participleof regularize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof regularize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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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
For the first time, life was regularized, with division of labor and communal efforts, such as defense and public works projects.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
