French word

régulariser

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁegylaʁize/

Meaning

  • verbcorrect

Example

Il faut régulariser cette situation rapidement.

This situation must be corrected quickly.

Illustration for régulariser (correct)

More examples

Ils doivent régulariser leurs impôts avant la fin de l'année.

They must regularize their taxes before the end of the year.

Core concept

A messy process brought onto a clear, rule-following track.

Common phrases

  • régulariser les impôts

    regularize taxes

  • régulariser sa situation administrative

    regularize one's administrative situation

Similar words

régler: Settle a bill or resolve a problem through payment or other action.
payer: Pay an amount of money to settle a bill or charge.
mettre en règle: Bring documents or procedures into compliance with official rules.

Definition in French

Mettre en ordre ou standardiser un processus ou une situation pour qu'il respecte des règles, des normes ou des obligations.

Word origin

Régulariser combines régulier, from Latin regularis meaning "according to a rule," with the verb-forming suffix -iser.

Usage tips

  • Régulariser is normally transitive, as in régulariser une situation or régulariser un dossier, so it usually takes a direct object.

Other meanings

  • legalizeverb
  • put in orderverb

Related words

  • régularisationregularizationnoun
  • régulariséregularizedadjective
  • régularisableregularizableadjective

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