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nor⋅mal⋅ize

[nawr-muh-lahyz] verb, ized, -iz⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make normal.
2. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
3. Metallurgy. to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.
Also, especially British, nor⋅mal⋅ise.


Origin:
1860–65; normal + -ize


nor⋅mal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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re·nor·mal·ize   (rē-nôr'mə-līz')   
tr.v.   re·nor·mal·ized, re·nor·mal·iz·ing, re·nor·mal·iz·es
To bring into a normal or more normal state once again.
re·nor'mal·i·za'tion (-mə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nor·mal·ize
Variant: or British nor·mal·ise /'nor-m&-"lIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
: to make conform to or reduce to a norm or standard normalize blood pressure> —nor·mal·iza·tion or British nor·mal·isa·tion /"nor-m&-l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
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