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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David Axe, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Another is his role in the fight for U.S. independence as a member of the regiment of free men of color, the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue, that fought alongside American and French troops in the Battle of Savannah in 1779.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
Lada-atomization is exactly what happened when a Russian regiment attacked a few miles south of Pokrovsk on March 19.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Another is his role in the fight for U.S. independence as a member of the regiment of free men of color, the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue, that fought alongside American and French troops in the Battle of Savannah in 1779.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 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
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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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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