Speakur

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regularize

/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
reg-u-lar-ize
IPA
/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make regular.

American usage

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

regularizes (present, singular) regularizing (participle, present) regularized (participle, past) regularized (past) regularise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deregularize nonregularized overregularize regularizable regularizer unregularized

Synonyms

regularise regulate order govern

Antonyms

irregularize

Questions

How do you pronounce regularize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/.
What does regularize mean?
To make regular.
Where does regularize come from?
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.

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