English verb: normalize | |||
| 1. | normalize (change) become normal or return to its normal state | ||
| Samples | Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon. | ||
| Synonyms | normalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | normalise, normalize, renormalise, renormalize | ||
| 2. | normalize (change) make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard | ||
| Samples | Normalize relations with China. Normalize the temperature. Normalize the spelling. | ||
| Synonyms | normalise, renormalise, renormalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | normalise, normalize | ||
| 3. | normalize (change) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | ||
| Samples | Temper glass. | ||
| Synonyms | anneal, temper | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harden, indurate | ||