normalize
To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standardTo make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
» Don't normalize reactionary extremists by calling them "conservatives."
Не нормалізуйте реакційних екстремістів називаючи їх "консерваторами".
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established 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.
normalisieren
make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
(transitive)To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
(transitive)To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.
(intransitive)To become normal; to return to a normal state.
become normal or return to its normal state
(transitive)To reduce the 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.
(transitive)To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
(intransitive)To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
(transitive)To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
(transitive)To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
(transitive)To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
(transitive)To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.
Examples
14 sentencesDon't normalize reactionary extremists by calling them "conservatives."
Не нормалізуйте реакційних екстремістів називаючи їх "консерваторами".
They want to normalize that kind of behavior.
ruОни хотят нормализовать подобное поведение.
Society has completely normalized the 9-to-5 work schedule.
Activists argue that the video game normalizes violent behaviour.
Normalizing hate speech corrodes the moral fabric of society.
Translations
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Forms
normalizes, normalizing, normalized, normalized| Base form | normalize · to normalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | normalizes |
| Present participle | normalizing |
| Past simple | normalized |
| Past participle | normalized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard:normaliserenormalizerenormalise
- become normal or return to its normal state:normalise
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling:annealtemper
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle