regularise

Other spellings

• (US) regularize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈrɛɡjəlɚaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form regularise

Third-person singular regularises

Past tense regularised

Past participle regularised

Present participle regularising

1. (transitive) To make regular.

   The regularisation of spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.

2. (transitive) If you regularise something, you control it by defining it.

   The industry has fought the state's attempts to regularise its products.

3. (transitive) If ${\displaystyle x}$ regularises ${\displaystyle y}$, ${\displaystyle x}$ causes ${\displaystyle y}$ to function in a particular way.

   You turn this to regulate the water flow.

   This check list regularises activities and decision-making.

Related words

• regularisation