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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regimented};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Regimenting}.]
1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington.
[1913 Webster]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize
according to classes, districts or the like.
The people are organized or regimented into bodies,
and special functions are relegated to the several
units. --J. W.
Powell.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to
control with a strict discipline.
[PJC]