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deregularize

deregularize verb: to remove the regularity from; to make not regular.

Verb

deregularize (third-person singular simple present deregularizes, present participle deregularizing, simple past and past participle deregularized)

  1. (transitive) To remove the regularity from; to make not regular.

Forms of deregularize

third-person singular presentderegularizes
present participlederegularizing
past participlederegularized
pastderegularized

Origin of deregularize

From de- + regularize.

Questions about deregularize

What does deregularize mean?
Deregularize means to remove the regularity from; to make not regular.
What part of speech is deregularize?
Deregularize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deregularize?
The past tense of deregularize is deregularized.

Words near deregularize in the dictionary

  1. deregression
  2. deregressions
  3. deregs
  4. deregularization
  5. deregularizations
  6. deregularize
  7. deregularized
  8. deregularizes
  9. deregularizing
  10. deregulate
  11. deregulated

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