irregulate

1 of 2

adjective

obsolete

: not regulated

irregulate

2 of 2

transitive verb

obsolete

: to make irregular : disorder

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Medieval Latin irregulatus, from Latin in- in- entry 1 + Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare to regulate

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