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Regularize

/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/

To make regular.

📖 Definitions of "Regularize"

verb
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    To make regular.

    "Regularizing spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society."

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WordDefinition
ordernoun(countable) A command.
regulateverbTo control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
governverb(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

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deregulateverb(transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

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regulateverbTo control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
governverb(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
orderverb(transitive) To set in some sort of order.
regulariseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of regularize. [To make regular.]
regularisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of regularization. [The act of making regular, of regularizing.]
normalizeverb(transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
standardizeverbUS and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise.
standardizationnounThe process of establishing a standard.
standardizedDesigned or constructed in a standard manner or according to an official standard.
standardiseverbTo make to conform to a standard.
legitimizeverb(transitive) To make legitimate.
formalizeverbTo give something a formal or official standing.
legalisationnoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of legalization. [The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.]
institutionaliseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of institutionalize. [To establish as a normal practice.]
institutionalizeverbTo establish as a normal practice.
complyverbTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
resolveverb(intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
adjustverb(transitive) To modify.
stabilizeverb(transitive) To make stable.
settleverbTo conclude or resolve (something):

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