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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. become normal or return to its normal state;
- Example: "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon"
[syn: normalize, normalise]

2. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard;
- Example: "normalize relations with China"
- Example: "normalize the temperature"
- Example: "normalize the spelling"
[syn: normalize, normalise, renormalize, renormalise]

3. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling;
- Example: "temper glass"
[syn: anneal, temper, normalize]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

normalize \normalize\ v. 1. To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China. Syn: renormalize. [WordNet 1.5] 2. To make standard; determine the value by comparison to an item of known standard value; as, The test results were normalized for changes in the number of questions before comparison with the previous year's values. Syn: standardize. [PJC] 3. To convert to a standard form or measure; adjust the value or values so as to conform to a standard measure or pattern; as, The probabilities were normalized to add up to 1.00. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

normalize v 1: become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon" [syn: normalize, normalise] 2: make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling" [syn: normalize, normalise, renormalize, renormalise] 3: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: anneal, temper, normalize]