Regularise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

make regular or more regular

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛɡjʊləɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛɡjʊləɹˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

We cannot regulate the way people dress
This town likes to regulate
regularize the heart beat with a pace maker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

regularize regulate govern order

Antonyms

deregulate

Parts of Speech

verb	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations “We cannot regulate the way people dress”
verb	make regular or more regular “regularize the heart beat with a pace maker”

Word Forms

regulation	noun	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
regulator	noun	an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
regulating	noun	the act of controlling or directing according to rule
order	noun	established customary state (especially of society)
government	noun	(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
governor	noun	a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
regularization	noun	the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
regularisation	noun	the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

regulieren

in Übereinstimmung mit Regeln, Prinzipien oder Gebrauch bringen; Vorschriften erlassen

🇫🇷French

régulariser

mettre en conformité avec les règles ou les principes ou les usages ; imposer des réglementations

🇪🇸Spanish

regularizar

poner en conformidad con reglas, principios o usos; imponer regulaciones

🇮🇹Italian

regolarizzare

rendere conformi a regole o principi o usi; imporre regolamenti

🇳🇱Dutch

regulariseren

in overeenstemming brengen met regels, principes of gebruik; regels opleggen

🇵🇹Portuguese

regularizar

colocar em conformidade com regras, princípios ou usos; impor regulamentos

🇷🇺Russian

упорядочить

привести в соответствие с правилами, принципами или обычаями; вводить правила

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नियम के अनुसार करना

नियमों या सिद्धांतों या उपयोग के अनुरूप लाना; नियम लागू करें

🇧🇩Bengali

নিয়মিত করা

নিয়ম বা নীতি বা ব্যবহারের সাথে সামঞ্জস্য আনা; প্রবিধান আরোপ

🇮🇳Tamil

முறைப்படுத்து

விதிகள் அல்லது கொள்கைகள் அல்லது பயன்பாட்டிற்கு இணங்கவும்; விதிமுறைகளை விதிக்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రమబద్ధీకరించు

నియమాలు లేదా సూత్రాలు లేదా వినియోగానికి అనుగుణంగా తీసుకురావడం; నిబంధనలు విధిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

नियमित करणे

नियम किंवा तत्त्वे किंवा वापराशी सुसंगतता आणणे; नियम लादणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિયમિત કરવું

નિયમો અથવા સિદ્ધાંતો અથવા ઉપયોગ સાથે સુસંગતતામાં લાવવા; નિયમો લાદવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸು

ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ತತ್ವಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ತರಲು; ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമപ്പെടുത്തുക

നിയമങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തത്വങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപയോഗം അനുരൂപമാക്കുക; നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങൾ ഏർപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਯਮਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ; ਨਿਯਮ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

باقاعدگی سے

اصولوں یا اصولوں یا استعمال کے مطابق لانا؛ ضوابط نافذ کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正规化

使之符合规则、原则或用法；实施规定

🇯🇵Japanese

規則化する

規則、原則、または使用法に準拠させる。規制を課す

🇰🇷Korean

정규화하다

규칙, 원칙 또는 사용법을 준수합니다. 규제를 부과하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều chỉnh hóa

làm cho phù hợp với các quy tắc, nguyên tắc hoặc cách sử dụng; áp đặt quy định

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นระเบียบ

ทำให้สอดคล้องกับกฎเกณฑ์หรือหลักการหรือการใช้งาน กำหนดกฎระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengatur

menyesuaikan dengan aturan atau prinsip atau penggunaan; memberlakukan peraturan

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing regular

umayon sa mga tuntunin o prinsipyo o paggamit; magpataw ng mga regulasyon

🇲🇾Malay

teratur

mematuhi peraturan atau prinsip atau penggunaan; mengenakan peraturan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنظيم

تحقيق التوافق مع القواعد أو المبادئ أو الاستخدام؛ فرض اللوائح

🇮🇷Persian

منظم کردن

مطابقت دادن با قوانین یا اصول یا استفاده؛ مقررات وضع کند

🇹🇷Turkish

düzenli hale getirmek

kurallara, ilkelere veya kullanıma uygun hale getirmek; düzenlemeler getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַסדִיר

להביא להתאמה לכללים או לעקרונות או לשימוש; להטיל תקנות

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The primary meaning of 'regularise' is 'bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations'.

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Using 'regularise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'regularise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'regularise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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