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to regiment

to regiment

5 7.7
To control people strictly with many rules
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪmənt/
translation icon : regimentar
  • In order to achieve better results, he had to regiment his daily routine.
  • tightly regimented
  • strictly regimented

So I'm coming from running every day and everything's regimented to, you know, like just walking around.

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Examples

  • To reduce unnecessary delays and maximize dive time, a regimented diving procedure is recommended.

    Academic text (1994)

  • This is a tightly regimented organization, with many cells capable of operating... completely independent of central leadership.

    Fight Club (1999)

  • - My life is completely regimented.

    Diana (2013)

  • And nobody was more regimented than Eddie.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Her eating habits had always been fairly regimented.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Unscheduled napping was easier than it became in the more regimented work world of the 20th century.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Mental stimulation plus a regimented schedule will vastly improve your cognitive functioning.

    Robot & Frank (2012)

  • Even the most well-planned and regimented curriculum has some probability of reinforcing a naive understanding of a concept under investigation.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Gopnik argues that the research should steer educators and policymakers away from more regimented, dogmatic kinds of preschool instruction.

    Blog text (4)

  • The coach decided to regiment the team's training schedule to improve performance.

Synonyms

to order
vsto regiment
244 3.7

To make people follow rules

adds enforced strict measures and ongoing control, not just aligning to rules
to discipline
vsto regiment
47 3.4

To punish or train someone so they follow rules

applies strict enforced structure to control groups rather than only training individuals
to keep in line
vsto regiment
35 4.2

Control people so they behave properly

imposes strict organized control across a group rather than only correcting behavior

Antonyms

to liberate
104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

How Strict

to oppress
152 6.5
to regiment
5 7.7
to dominate
275 3.7
to control
∞ 2.4
to direct
240 1.6
to lead
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Regiment as a verb shares the root reg- 'to rule' and is related to words like regimen and regulate, which are about rules and order. That is why to regiment someone or something means to control it strictly or force it into a fixed routine.