enregiment

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verb

To form into a regiment.

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Meanings

verbenregiment (third-person singular simple present enregiments, present participle enregimenting, simple past and past participle enregimented)

present singular third person enregiments · participle present enregimenting · participle past enregimented · past enregimented

  1. transitiveTo form into a regiment.

    His idea of order was to enregiment mankind, and his scheme of national happiness to dominate.

    1868, Eyre Evans Crowe, The History of France, volume 5, page 105
    1 more example

    In London, on Stair's proposal, it was decided to enregiment the Whig clans. Blank commissions and a promise to repay his expenditure of money were sent to Forbes.

    2012, Andrew Lang, The History of Scotland, volume 12

Origin

From en- + regiment.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enregiment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enregiment.

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