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reg·i·ment
 regiment
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
re
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mnt
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| definition: |
a troop of infantry consisting of at least two battalions.
- similar words:
- troop
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| related words: |
command, convoy |
adjective + (n.)regiment
airborne, armored, black, colored, continental, entire, famous, known, marine, mechanized, monstrous, motorized, regular, royal, segregated
verb + (n.)regiment
assign, combat, command, compose, deploy, drill, enlist, flee, guard, order, organize, recruit, reinforce, rejoin
(n.)regiment
+ verb
advance,
arrive,
attack,
bind,
board,
comprise,
consist,
cross,
dig,
disband,
fight,
form,
march,
number,
occupy,
seize,
station,
storm,
surrender,
train,
withdraw
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noun + (n.)regiment
armor,
artillery,
avenue,
aviation,
brig,
cannon,
captain,
cavalry,
chaplain,
colonel,
command,
elite,
escort,
fighting,
flank,
formation,
grenadier,
guard,
helicopter,
highland,
hussar,
infantry,
legion,
lieutenant,
maj,
marine,
militia,
officer,
parachute,
paratroop,
patrol,
pride,
ranger,
recruit,
reserve,
rifle,
sergeant,
shock,
tank,
troop,
trooper,
uniform,
union,
warrior,
watch
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
re
j
ment
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| inflections: |
regiments, regimenting, regimented |
| definition 1: |
to impose rigid, authoritarian order upon.
- similar words:
- control, discipline
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| definition 2: |
to organize in a uniform and systematic manner.
- similar words:
- marshal, methodize, order, organize, regulate, systematize
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| definition 3: |
to group into regiments.
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| related words: |
discipline, line |
adverb + (v.)regiment
highly, often, strictly, usually
(v.)regiment
+ noun
section, volunteer
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| derivations: |
regimental (adj.), regimentally (adv.), regimentation (n.) |
The word regiment
contains the following parts:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
  Example words:
correct, corrigible, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, incorrigible, irregular, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, regal, regalia, regent, regicide, regime, regimen, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, annulment, armament, arrangement, commandment, commitment, compartment, complement, compliment, comportment, department, deportment, document, emolument, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, impediment, improvement, indictment, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, pediment, regiment, sacrament, sediment, sentiment, tenement, vestment
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