regularizev.

Brit.

/ˈrɛɡjᵿlərʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈrɛɡjələˌraɪz/

Forms: 1600s– regularize, 1800s– regularise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: regular adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < regular adj. + -ize suffix. Compare French régulariser (1723, earliest in sense ‘to cause to conform to legal regulations’). Compare earlier regulate v.

†1. intransitive. To govern, rule. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule or govern [verb (intransitive)]

wieldOE

rixlec1175

rulea1382

governa1393

to have in (a person's) governinga1400

sway?1566

emperize1601

regularize1623

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii To Gouerne or rule, Monarchize, Regularize, Predominate, Magistrate.

a. transitive. To make regular.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity > regularize, normalize, or standardize

sizea1400

annormea1644

disenorma1644

regularize1780

standardize1792

normalize1847

formalize1855

1780 Mirror 22 Apr. (1781) 3 245 It seems therefore preposterous, to endeavour to regularize his plays, at the expence of depriving them of this peculiar excellence.

1833 J. S. Mill in Monthly Repos. Jan. 60 Philosophy..never sets aside the old [classifications], content with correcting and regularizing them.

1966 P. M. Handover in K. Day Bk. Typogr. 1815–1965 160 Imprint was a reformed Caslon, regularised on the principles that had inspired old style which now resulted in another more distinguished face.

2001 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 34 51 Leading geologists..pressed the BAAS and, later, HM Government, to regularize the recording of ‘railway sections’.

b. transitive. spec. To establish (a hitherto temporary or provisional arrangement) on an official basis.

ΚΠ

1861 T. A. Trollope La Beata I. iii. 68 The old curato..seriously urged on her the duty of persuading her lover to regularize their union.

1882 W. S. Blunt in 19th Cent. Sept. 335 It was arranged that he should regularise his position by taking office as Under Secretary for War.

1932 H. R. Spencer Govt. & Politics of Italy xii. 115 The existence of the squadra..constituted a serious difficulty for a régime that was seeking to regularize itself.

1951 Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries & Gaming 1949–51 Rep. (Cmd. 8190) 65 We were told by one police witness that the licensing of betting offices would merely be regularising what is a fact in his city.

1990 A. C. Amor William Holman Hunt (new ed.) viii. 104 He now began seriously to question the morality of his relationship with Annie, and looked eagerly forward to the day when marriage would regularize the situation.

Derivatives

ˈregularized adj.

ΚΠ

1827 T. Nuttall Introd. Systematic & Physiol. Bot. 335 The Peloria or regularized and perfected flower of the Toad-flax.

1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. v. 190 Law is only our way of conceiving of His regularized working.

1952 L. Marquard Peoples & Policies S. Afr. ii. 35 A more or less regularized version of this [form of language] called Fanakolo, is used as the lingua franca on the gold-mines.

2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 1 July 23/1 George W. Bush's attempt to get regularized status for greater numbers of Latino immigrants.

ˈregularizing n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1849 A. Bernays in Introd. Lect. delivered Queen's Coll., London v. 96 This regularising of the language must have taken place more than twelve centuries ago.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxvii. 467 The stirring and regularizing agent.

1927 Econ. Jrnl. 37 393 Its cardinal merit has been its contribution to the regularising of employment.

2007 B. Heine & T. Kuteva Genesis Gram. vii. 336 Children have a regularizing impact, particularly as they streamline and condense phonology and generalize grammatical patterns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	regularize
释义	regularizev. Brit. /ˈrɛɡjᵿlərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈrɛɡjələˌraɪz/ Forms: 1600s– regularize, 1800s– regularise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: regular adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < regular adj. + -ize suffix. Compare French régulariser (1723, earliest in sense ‘to cause to conform to legal regulations’). Compare earlier regulate v. †1. intransitive. To govern, rule. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or govern [verb (intransitive)] wieldOE rixlec1175 rulea1382 governa1393 to have in (a person's) governinga1400 sway?1566 emperize1601 regularize1623 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii To Gouerne or rule, Monarchize, Regularize, Predominate, Magistrate. 2. a. transitive. To make regular. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity > regularize, normalize, or standardize sizea1400 annormea1644 disenorma1644 regularize1780 standardize1792 normalize1847 formalize1855 1780 Mirror 22 Apr. (1781) 3 245 It seems therefore preposterous, to endeavour to regularize his plays, at the expence of depriving them of this peculiar excellence. 1833 J. S. Mill in Monthly Repos. Jan. 60 Philosophy..never sets aside the old [classifications], content with correcting and regularizing them. 1966 P. M. Handover in K. Day Bk. Typogr. 1815–1965 160 Imprint was a reformed Caslon, regularised on the principles that had inspired old style which now resulted in another more distinguished face. 2001 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 34 51 Leading geologists..pressed the BAAS and, later, HM Government, to regularize the recording of ‘railway sections’. b. transitive. spec. To establish (a hitherto temporary or provisional arrangement) on an official basis. ΚΠ 1861 T. A. Trollope La Beata I. iii. 68 The old curato..seriously urged on her the duty of persuading her lover to regularize their union. 1882 W. S. Blunt in 19th Cent. Sept. 335 It was arranged that he should regularise his position by taking office as Under Secretary for War. 1932 H. R. Spencer Govt. & Politics of Italy xii. 115 The existence of the squadra..constituted a serious difficulty for a régime that was seeking to regularize itself. 1951 Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries & Gaming 1949–51 Rep. (Cmd. 8190) 65 We were told by one police witness that the licensing of betting offices would merely be regularising what is a fact in his city. 1990 A. C. Amor William Holman Hunt (new ed.) viii. 104 He now began seriously to question the morality of his relationship with Annie, and looked eagerly forward to the day when marriage would regularize the situation. Derivatives ˈregularized adj. ΚΠ 1827 T. Nuttall Introd. Systematic & Physiol. Bot. 335 The Peloria or regularized and perfected flower of the Toad-flax. 1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. v. 190 Law is only our way of conceiving of His regularized working. 1952 L. Marquard Peoples & Policies S. Afr. ii. 35 A more or less regularized version of this [form of language] called Fanakolo, is used as the lingua franca on the gold-mines. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 1 July 23/1 George W. Bush's attempt to get regularized status for greater numbers of Latino immigrants. ˈregularizing n. and adj. ΚΠ 1849 A. Bernays in Introd. Lect. delivered Queen's Coll., London v. 96 This regularising of the language must have taken place more than twelve centuries ago. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxvii. 467 The stirring and regularizing agent. 1927 Econ. Jrnl. 37 393 Its cardinal merit has been its contribution to the regularising of employment. 2007 B. Heine & T. Kuteva Genesis Gram. vii. 336 Children have a regularizing impact, particularly as they streamline and condense phonology and generalize grammatical patterns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623
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