/ˈnɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/► audioScrabble 20Words With Friends 23
Definition
verb become normal or return to its normal state.
— synonyms: normalise
verb make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard.
— synonyms: normalise, renormalize, renormalise
verb bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling.
— synonyms: anneal, temper
Examples
“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.”