regiment

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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

Dorrigo joins the army as Australia joins the fight against the Axis powers in WWII, but his regiment is captured, and they are made to construct the infamous Burma railroads, that led to the death of countless numbers of Allied POWs. —Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025

Separated from his regiment in the fighting, Thomas was captured by the enemy but has tunneled his way out of prison. —Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025

Verb

Think of it more as a fitness studio, but for hydrotherapy—the SoulCycle of spas, where relaxation is regimented down to the minute. —Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025

My way is really free and her way is much more disciplined and regimented. —Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025

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