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REGULARIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make regular or more regular

Example:

regularize the heart beat with a pace maker

Synonyms:

regularise; regularize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "regularize" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "regularize"):

even; even out (make even or more even)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

regularization (the condition of having been made regular (or more regular))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Example:

This town likes to regulate

Synonyms:

govern; order; regularise; regularize; regulate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "regularize" is one way to...):

decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "regularize"):

standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)

district; zone (regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns)

Sentence frames:

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