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Definition of regularize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

regularize

verb

NAmE//ˈrɛɡyələˌraɪz//

regularize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they regularize

he / she / it regularizes

past simple regularized

-ing form regularizing

to make a situation that already exists legal or official Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position.

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regularization

noun [uncountable]See regularize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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