regularize
(UK usually regularise) UK ['reg.jʊ.lər.aɪz] US [-lɚ-] verb transitive
■to change a situation or system so that it obeys laws or is based on reason 使合法化；使正式存在；使符合规范•The position of our formerly illegal workers has now been regularized (= made legal and official).以前在我们这里的非法务工人员的身份现在已经合法化了。 •Some people want to regularize the English spelling system (= change it so that all words follow the same rules for spelling).有些人希望将英语拼写规范化。 |