reg ‧ u ‧ lar ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also regularise British English ) /ˈreɡjələraɪz, ˈreɡjʊləraɪz/ verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ regular , ↑ regularity ≠ ↑ irregularity , ↑ regularization ; verb : ↑ regularize ; adverb : ↑ regularly ≠ ↑ irregularly ; adjective : ↑ regular ≠ ↑ irregular ]
to make a situation that has existed for some time legal or official
—regularization /ˌreɡjələraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌreɡjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -rə-/ noun [uncountable]