normalize

especially British, nor·mal·ise

[nawr-muh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

normalized, normalizing 

1. to make normal.

   Traditional Chinese medicine uses ginseng to normalize blood pressure.

2. to cause (something previously considered abnormal or unacceptable) to be treated as normal.

   I have to resist the impulse to normalize her eccentricities.

3. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.

4. Statistics.,  to mathematically transform or adjust (the values in a data set) so that they fit a standard measure or scale, such as by making all the values fall between 0 and 1.

   Data was normalized before analysis.

5. Metallurgy.,  to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then cool it in still air at ambient temperature.

verb (used without object)

normalized, normalizing 

1. to become normal; resume a normal state.

   Prices soon normalized after the war.

normalize

/ ˈnɔːməˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to bring or make into the normal state

2. to bring into conformity with a standard

3. to heat (steel) above a critical temperature and allow it to cool in air to relieve internal stresses; anneal

Other Word Forms

• normalization noun
• denormalization noun
• overnormalization noun
• overnormalize verb (used with object)
• renormalization noun
• renormalize verb (used with object)
• unnormalized adjective
• unnormalizing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of normalize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; normal + -ize

Example Sentences

As F5 moves into a new fiscal year, demand impacts from the incident are expected to be more pronounced in the first half of the year, and then start to normalize.

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She rejected criticism from some Jews that her synagogue was helping to “normalize” Mamdani.

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Domestic sales are normalizing from a high base amid persistent market headwinds, while companies with foreign exposure face rising competition and policy risks that could squeeze margins.

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At a time when these communities are vilified by those who wish to harm them, Mehiel insists on the importance of such normalized visibility.

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“That circumstance has now changed and conditions at B-18 have now normalized,” he said, adding that “the government is going to do the right thing” regardless of any order.

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