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normalize v.

To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China.

Synonyms: renormalize.

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.

Synonyms: standardize.

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.

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Etymology of 'Normalize'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Normalize" Quotes from Famous Books

... marriage exists, prostitution also will not die. Do you know who will always sustain and nourish prostitution? It is the so-called decent people, the noble paterfamiliases, the irreproachable husbands, the loving brothers. They will always find a seemly motive to legitimize, normalize and put a wrapper all around paid libertinage, because they know very well that otherwise it would rush in a torrent into their bedrooms and nurseries. Prostitution is for them a deflection of the sensuousness of others from their personal, lawful alcove. And even the respectable paterfamilias ...

— Yama (The Pit) • Alexandra Kuprin

Words linked to "Normalize" : temper, alter, change, indurate, normalizer, renormalize