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to regiment

to regiment

1 6.5
To group soldiers into military units
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : formar en regimientos

Examples

  • We regiment our lives based on time.

    Blog text (24)
  • He went about his business, trying to regiment himself as before, but his boots seemed a little duller, and his hat?

    Fiction book (1995)
  • It adds to the feeling of isolation, along with the subjects being swallowed up by the regimented lines of their environment.

    Blog text (20)
  • Some of us have a very regimented workday that requires taking lunch at a certain time, while others take lunch whenever we want—or not at all.

    Blog text (13)
  • Though she avoided any major damage to her home and escaped any storm-related injuries to herself or her family, Rachel was at home with her family for five days without power, which served as a major deterrent to what had been a strictly regimented diet and running schedule.

    Blog text (27)
  • They would advocate a regimented educational program whereby orders emanate from above and are subserviently obeyed by all falling under the jurisdiction.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The sergeant worked hard to regiment the new recruits, ensuring they followed orders precisely.

  • In an effort to regiment their training, the officers established a strict daily schedule for the soldiers.

  • He decided to regiment his exercise routine, sticking to a disciplined timetable every week.

Synonyms

to levy
vsto regiment
  • Archaic
1 7.2

To order people to join the army

focus on arranging people into structured military units instead of just recruiting them
to squad
vsto regiment
1 5.8

To put people into small groups to do a job

organize people into larger structured military units rather than small groups

Antonyms

110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

4 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

How Organized

to regiment
  • Specialized
1 6.5
to militarize
11 7.3
to organize
  • US
662 1.6
to mobilize
76 5.8
to assemble
152 3.3
to gather
1.0

Surface Forms

regiment infinitive
regimented past
regimented past participle
regimenting present participle
regiments third person singular

Etymology

Regiment as a verb comes from the same root reg- meaning 'to rule'. To regiment people originally meant to put them under one rule, so it now means to organise them into ordered units, especially soldiers.