[syn: regularize, regularise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Regularize \Reg"u*lar*ize\ (r[e^]g"[-u]*l[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t.
To cause to become regular; to regulate. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
regularize
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant:
deregulate]
2: make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with
a pace maker" [syn: regularize, regularise]