regularize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree English regular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English regularize From regular + -ize.
Meanings
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(British, English, Oxford, US) To make regular.
Regularizing spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| regularized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| regularized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| regularizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| regularise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| regularizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
deregularize · regularizable · regularizer · nonregularized · unregularized · overregularize
Translations (6)
pt regularizar (to make regular) · fi säännöllistää (to make regular) · bg нормализирам (to make regular) · bg регулирам (to make regular) · fr régulariser (to make regular) · gl regularizar (to make regular)