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normalize
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nor·mal·ize  (nôrm-lz)
v. nor·mal·ized, nor·mal·iz·ing, nor·mal·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To make normal, especially to cause to conform to a standard or norm: normalize a patient's temperature; normalizing relations with a former enemy nation.
2. To make (a text or language) regular and consistent, especially with respect to spelling or style.
3. To remove strains and reduce coarse crystalline structures in (metal), especially by heating and cooling.
v.intr.
To become or return to normal: waiting for diplomatic relations to normalize.

normal·i·zation (-m-l-zshn) n.
normal·izer n.

normalize, normalise [ˈnɔːməˌlaɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to bring or make into the normal state
2. to bring into conformity with a standard
3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to heat (steel) above a critical temperature and allow it to cool in air to relieve internal stresses; anneal
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.normalize - become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
renormalise, renormalize, normalise, normalize - make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling"
2.normalize - make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
normalise, normalize - become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon"
3.normalize - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and coolingnormalize - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
harden, indurate - make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"

normalize
verb standardize, bring into line, regularize, make normal Acupuncture can ease pain and help normalize the menstrual cycle.
Translations
normalize [ˈnɔːməlaɪz] VTnormalizar
normalize
vtnormalisieren; relationswiederherstellen; to be normalizedsich normalisiert haben
normalize [ˈnɔːməˌlaɪz] vtnormalizzare


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This has normalised relations between the Marshall Islands and ADB," Nakamitsu said The Marshall Islands owes more than 60 million dollars to the ADB for loans received in the 1990s and early 2000s, and is paying about four million dollars this year, more than 10 percent of the country's locally generated revenues.
This has normalised relations between the Marshall Islands and ADB," Nakamitsu said The Marshall Islands owes more than 60 million dollars to the ADB for loans received in the 1990s and early 2000s, and is paying about four million dollars this year, more than 10 percent of the country's locally generated revenues.
Diplomatic relations were normalised a year later and the US has developed into a key economic partner of its former adversary.
 
 
 
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