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regularize — UK US (UK alsog regularise) /ˈregjʊləraɪz/ verb [T] ► to change a system or a situation so that it is controlled by a set of official rules: »This agreement will help regularize trade between our two countries. »We need to regularize the… … Financial and business terms
Regularize — Reg u*lar*ize (r[e^]g [ u]*l[ e]r*[imac]z), v. t. To cause to become regular; to regulate. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regularize — index adapt, codify, coordinate, modify (alter), naturalize (acclimate), regulate (adjust) … Law dictionary
regularize — (Amer.) reg·u·lar·ize || regjÉ™lÉ™raɪz / jÊŠl v. make regular, cause to be regular; impose regulations; change a system so that it obeys laws (also regularise) … English contemporary dictionary
regularize — (also regularise) ► VERB 1) make regular. 2) establish (a hitherto temporary or provisional arrangement) on an official or correct basis. DERIVATIVES regularization noun … English terms dictionary
regularize — [reg′yə lə rīz΄] vt. regularized, regularizing to make regular regularization n … English World dictionary
regularize — UK [ˈreɡjʊləraɪz] / US [ˈreɡjələˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms regularize : present tense I/you/we/they regularize he/she/it regularizes present participle regularizing past tense regularized past participle regularized to make a system,… … English dictionary
regularize — verb 1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations We cannot regulate the way people dress This town likes to regulate • Syn: ↑regulate, ↑regularise, ↑order, ↑govern • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
regularize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1623 to make regular by conformance to law, rules, or custom • regularization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
regularize — regularization, n. regularizer, n. /reg yeuh leuh ruyz /, v.t., regularized, regularizing. to make regular. Also, esp. Brit., regularise. [1615 25; REGULAR + IZE] * * * … Universalium
