regiment

1 of 2

noun

reg·​i·​ment ˈre-jə-mənt 

ˈrej-mənt

1

: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions

2

archaic : governmental rule

regiment

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verb

reg·​i·​ment ˈre-jə-ˌment 

regimented; regimenting; regiments

transitive verb

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

regimentation

ˌre-jə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

noun

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? —Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024

Tolstoy has a passage that summarizes Nikolai’s position: A soldier in movement is as hemmed in, limited, and borne along by his regiment as a sailor by his ship. —Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

Verb

Then came the court’s invalidation of the National Recovery Administration, through which the government had tried to regiment competition throughout the economy to help dig the country out of the Depression. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024

They are regimented in stability and harmony and like to impart their wisdom to others. —Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin regimentum, alteration of Latin regimen

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

regiment

1 of 2 noun

reg·​i·​ment ˈrej-(ə-)mənt 

: a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions

regimental

ˌrej-ə-ˈment-ᵊl

adjective

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

regimentation

ˌrej-ə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

noun