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
Experts say the mere expectation that a land-grabbed area will eventually be regularized has historically been one of deforestation’s biggest drivers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
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
The humanitarian visas would have temporarily regularized the migrants' legal status in Mexico while granting them access to public services like healthcare, as well as the ability to work.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2021
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
