normalize
(verb)
verb
1. become normal or return to its normal state
- Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon
Similar word(s): normalise
Definition categories: change
2. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
- normalize relations with China
- normalize the temperature
- normalize the spelling
Similar word(s): normalise, renormalise, renormalize
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Similar word(s): anneal, temper
Definition categories: change, harden, indurate
Sentences with normalize as a verb:
- There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.
- We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.
- After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups.