normalize (v.)

  1. become normal or return to its normal state; Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon

    [ Syn: normalise ]

  2. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; normalize relations with China; normalize the temperature; normalize the spelling

    [ Syn: normalise , renormalize , renormalise ]

  3. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; temper glass

    [ Syn: anneal , temper ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.