normalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make normal.
Traditional Chinese medicine uses ginseng to normalize blood pressure.
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to cause (something previously considered abnormal or unacceptable) to be treated as normal.
I have to resist the impulse to normalize her eccentricities.
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to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
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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.
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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)
verb
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to bring or make into the normal state
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to bring into conformity with a standard
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to heat (steel) above a critical temperature and allow it to cool in air to relieve internal stresses; anneal
Other Word Forms
- denormalization noun
- normalization noun
- overnormalization noun
- overnormalize verb (used with object)
- renormalization noun
- renormalize verb (used with object)
- unnormalized adjective
- unnormalizing adjective
Etymology
Origin of normalize
Example Sentences
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“Things have normalized because the tension is somewhere else.”
From Los Angeles Times
If and when a ceasefire is finalized, one of the biggest factors for investors will be how quickly oil prices will normalize.
From Barron's
Economists had widely anticipated March’s activity rebound as factory workers returned to work and business activity normalized after this year’s extended Lunar New Year holiday, which landed in February.
Elliott said that even if oil prices normalize tomorrow, investors are likely underestimating the economic hit from the oil shock that is already playing out.
From MarketWatch
“We therefore expect shipping through the strait to normalize in the coming weeks.”
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