regularize

verb

reg·​u·​lar·​ize ˈre-gyə-lə-ˌrīz 

also ˈrā-

regularized; regularizing

transitive verb

: to make regular by conformance to law, rules, or custom

regularization

ˌre-gyə-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

also ˌrā-

noun

Synonyms of regularize

• standardize

Examples of regularize in a Sentence

Under the program, illegal immigrants would be able to apply to regularize their status.

the garment industry agreed to regularize women's clothing sizes so one company's size six wasn't another company's size ten

Recent Examples on the Web

Know More The government has, in the wake of Ruto’s comments, offered undocumented East Africans a 90-day window to regularize their status, insisting the policy is about enforcing immigration and business rules rather than targeting foreigners. — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Andrea Flores, who worked in the Obama Administration and served as a border official under Biden, told me that Biden lacked interest in pushing legislation to regularize the status of longtime residents. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Simplified accounts of the ruling, combined with confusion over Spain’s separate plan to regularize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, were circulated online as evidence that migrants reaching Spanish territory would be allowed to stay. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Successive governments from the political center, right and left maintained policies aimed at regularizing Venezuelans, eventually receiving nearly a third of the diaspora. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for regularize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

regularize

verb

reg·​u·​lar·​ize ˈreg-yə-lə-ˌrīz 

regularized; regularizing

: to make regular