Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun regiment

1 sense of regiment

Sense 1
regiment -- (army unit smaller than a division)
       => army unit -- (a military unit that is part of an army)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb regiment

3 senses of regiment

Sense 1
regiment -- (subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children")
       => control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")

Sense 2
regiment -- (form (military personnel) into a regiment)
       => form, organize, organise -- (create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company")

Sense 3
regiment -- (assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers")
       => delegate, designate, depute, assign -- (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))