reg·i·ment
ˈre-jə-mənt 
ˈrej-mənt
1
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
2
archaic
: governmental rule
reg·i·ment
ˈre-jə-ˌment
regimented; regimenting; regiments
1
a
: to organize rigidly especially for the sake of regulation or control
regiment an entire country
b
: to subject to order or uniformity
2
: to form into or assign to a regiment
Examples of regiment in a Sentence
Verb
They carefully regiment their son's diet.
She criticized the way the school regiments its students by having strict rules.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
There’s something off about a movie about an all-Black regiment of the Civil War being made by a white guy and centering another white character (played by Matthew Broderick), but this war movie still has value because of two simple words: Denzel Washington.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
What results is a less focused story, which feels strange given how tightly regimented the experience is supposed to be otherwise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
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Noun
Both were ministers who left their pulpits to fight for abolition, leading two of the first Black regiments at a time when the Army would not commission Black officers.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
There’s something off about a movie about an all-Black regiment of the Civil War being made by a white guy and centering another white character (played by Matthew Broderick), but this war movie still has value because of two simple words: Denzel Washington.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Verb
Children have too much of their lives regimented and planned.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
What results is a less focused story, which feels strange given how tightly regimented the experience is supposed to be otherwise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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regiment
1 of 2 noun
reg·i·ment
ˈrej-(ə-)mənt
: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
regimental
adjective
ˌrej-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
regiment
2 of 2 verb
reg·i·ment
ˈrej-ə-ˌment
1
: to organize for the sake of regulation or control
2
: to make orderly or the same as others
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