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Normalize

/ˈnɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/

To make normal, to make standard.

📖 Definitions of "Normalize"

verb

1
To make normal, to make standard.
"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."
2
To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
"We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them."
3
To reduce to variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
"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."
4
To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
standardizeverb	US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise.
renormalizeverb	(physics) To subject to renormalization

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
standardizeverb	US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise.
renormalizeverb	(physics) To subject to renormalization
regulariseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of regularize. [To make regular.]
regularizeverb	To make regular.
standardizationnoun	The process of establishing a standard.
standardiseverb	To make to conform to a standard.
regulateverb	To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
stabiliseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stabilize. [(transitive) To make stable.]
normaliseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of normalize. [(transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.]
standardizingverb	US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise.
regulizeverb	To make or become regular; regularize.
renormnoun	(transitive) To norm again or differently.
conventionalizeverb	(transitive) To make something conventional.
uniformizeverb	(transitive) To make uniform; to make the same throughout.
normativizeverb	(transitive) To make normative.
mainstreamnoun	(usually with the) That which is common; the norm.
reguliseverb	Alternative form of regulize. [To make or become regular; regularize.]
stabilizeverb	(transitive) To make stable.
rightnoun	That which complies with justice, law or reason.
mainstreamizeverb	(transitive) To bring into the mainstream; to adopt generally.