NORMALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does normalise mean? 

• NORMALISE (verb)
  The verb NORMALISE has 2 senses:

1. become normal or return to its normal state

2. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

  Familiarity information: NORMALISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORMALISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they normalise    ... he / she / it normalises   
Past simple: normalised   
Past participle: normalised   
-ing form: normalising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become normal or return to its normal state

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

normalise; normalize

Context example:

Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon

Hypernyms (to "normalise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

normalise; normalize; renormalise; renormalize (make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

normalise; normalize; renormalise; renormalize

Context example:

normalize the spelling

Hypernyms (to "normalise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

normalise; normalize (become normal or return to its normal state)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

normalisation (the imposition of standards or regulations)

normaliser (a person who normalizes)