Definition of NORMALIZE

normalize

Meanings

Verb

  • become normal or return to its normal state
    • "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon"
  • make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
    • "normalize relations with China"
    • "normalize the temperature"
    • "normalize the spelling"
  • bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
  • To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
  • To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
  • To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
  • To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
  • To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
  • To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
  • To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
  • To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
  • To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.

Origin / Etymology

From normal + -ize.

Antonyms

reverse

Scrabble Score: 20

normalize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
normalize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
normalize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

normalize is a valid Words With Friends word