normalize

[ nawr-muh-lahyz ]
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verb (used with object),nor·mal·ized, nor·mal·iz·ing.
  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.

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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),nor·mal·ized, nor·mal·iz·ing.
  1. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.

Origin of normalize

1
First recorded in 1860–65; normal + -ize
  • Also especially British, nor·mal·ise .

Other words from normalize

  • nor·mal·i·za·tion [nawr-muh-lahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌnɔr mə laɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • de·nor·mal·i·za·tion, noun
  • o·ver·nor·mal·i·za·tion, noun
  • o·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, noun
  • re·nor·mal·ize, verb (used with object), re·nor·mal·ized, re·nor·mal·iz·ing.
  • un·nor·mal·ized, adjective
  • un·nor·mal·iz·ing, adjective

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How to use normalize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for normalize

normalize

normalise

/ (ˈnɔːməˌlaɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to bring or make into the normal state

  2. to bring into conformity with a standard

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

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