regularize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- regularization noun
- regularizer noun
- unregularized adjective
Etymology
Origin of regularize
Example Sentences
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Among other things, it would create a legal pathway for immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens to regularize their status.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Along with a more expansive group of retail and payments partners, Google announced its Agent Payments Protocol, an open standard that the company hopes will accelerate and regularize AI shopping across retail sites.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
In correspondence with the Oakland Institute, the World Bank says it is not funding efforts by Tanzanian authorities to regularize park boundaries.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
“Very few people wait to regularize their legal stay” until the citizen spouse dies, “and in fact not many know that they have the right to apply if they entered with a visa,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
She had come to Lady Henry firmly determined to marry as soon and as well as she could--to throw off the slur on her life--to regularize her name and place in the world.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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