Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,806,647,057 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

normalize
(redirected from normalizes)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia 0.02 sec.
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 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
normalize [ˈnɔːməˌlaɪz] vtnormalizzare


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.