regularize

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English

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Etymology

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From regular +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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regularize (third-person singular simple present regularizes, present participle regularizing, simple past and past participle regularized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. To make regular.
    Antonym: irregularize
    Regularizing spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.

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Further reading

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  • regularize”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Portuguese

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Verb

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regularize

  1. inflection of regularizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative