normalize

[nawr-muh-lahyz]

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verb (used with object), nor·mal·ized, nor·mal·iz·ing.

to make normal.
to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
Metallurgy. to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.

verb (used without object), nor·mal·ized, nor·mal·iz·ing.

to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.

Also especially British, nor·mal·ise.

Origin of normalize

First recorded in 1860–65; normal + -ize

Related formsnor·mal·i·za·tion, nounde·nor·mal·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·nor·mal·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·nor·mal·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·nor·mal·ized, o·ver·nor·mal·iz·ing.re·nor·mal·i·za·tion, nounre·nor·mal·ize, verb (used with object), re·nor·mal·ized, re·nor·mal·iz·ing.un·nor·mal·ized, adjectiveun·nor·mal·iz·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for normalize

Contemporary Examples

President Obama defends his decision to normalize ties with Cuba and defends his diplomatic record.
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December 21, 2014
“I started Exo with the mission to normalize consumption of bugs” says Gabi Lewis, co-founder of Exo Protein.
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DailyBurn
November 21, 2014
Whether we decide to follow this path, the best we can do to help people like Joni is to normalize and humanize atheism.
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Vlad Chituc
September 25, 2014
The argument for open carry goes that the ubiquity of guns will normalize them in the public eye.
Gun Control Group Moms Demand Action Asking Kroger to Ban Guns in Stores
Brandy Zadrozny
August 18, 2014
And if the government gave us an opportunity, if they normalize the situation, we are ready to make a positive contribution.
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Nina Strochlic
December 5, 2013

Historical Examples

But during their brief and laughing existence they serve to normalize society.
The American Mind
Bliss Perry
No attempt has been made to correct or normalize printed botanical names.
The Desert World
Arthur Mangin
No attempt has been made to correct or normalize the French orthography of the printed book.
Rambles on the Riviera
Francis Miltoun
No attempt has been made to correct or normalize the printed spelling of French or Italian names or words.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car
Francis Miltoun
Life tends to normalize itself, whatever the given conditions, and she wisely accommodated herself to the inevitable.
The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin
Emilia Pardo Bazn

British Dictionary definitions for normalize

normalize

normalise

verb (tr)

to bring or make into the normal state
to bring into conformity with a standard
to heat (steel) above a critical temperature and allow it to cool in air to relieve internal stresses; anneal

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for normalize

v.

1865, from normal + -ize. Related: Normalized; normalizing.

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Examples from the Web for normalize

Contemporary Examples

President Obama defends his decision to normalize ties with Cuba and defends his diplomatic record.

“I started Exo with the mission to normalize consumption of bugs” says Gabi Lewis, co-founder of Exo Protein.

Whether we decide to follow this path, the best we can do to help people like Joni is to normalize and humanize atheism.

The argument for open carry goes that the ubiquity of guns will normalize them in the public eye.

And if the government gave us an opportunity, if they normalize the situation, we are ready to make a positive contribution.

Historical Examples

But during their brief and laughing existence they serve to normalize society.

No attempt has been made to correct or normalize printed botanical names.

No attempt has been made to correct or normalize the French orthography of the printed book.

No attempt has been made to correct or normalize the printed spelling of French or Italian names or words.

Life tends to normalize itself, whatever the given conditions, and she wisely accommodated herself to the inevitable.

normalize

normalise

Word Origin and History for normalize

v.

Origin of normalize