regularize

verb

/ˈreɡjələraɪz/

(British English also regularise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they regularize	/ˈreɡjələraɪz/ /ˈreɡjələraɪz/
he / she / it regularizes	/ˈreɡjələraɪzɪz/ /ˈreɡjələraɪzɪz/
past simple regularized	/ˈreɡjələraɪzd/ /ˈreɡjələraɪzd/
past participle regularized	/ˈreɡjələraɪzd/ /ˈreɡjələraɪzd/
-ing form regularizing	/ˈreɡjələraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈreɡjələraɪzɪŋ/

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regularize something to make a situation that already exists legal or official使合法化；使正式存在
- Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position.非法移民得到了使其身份合法化的机会。

BNC: 36564 COCA: 29422

regularize

The process of changing or making changes: transition, conversion, transformation...