normalize

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈnɔːməlaɪz/ See IPA manual

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to bring into conformity with a standard or norm; to make normal

The treaty aimed to normalize relations between the two long-hostile nations.

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1 verb · to bring into conformity... standardize regularize systematize stabilize conventionalize

Opposites

abnormalizedisrupt

Word family

Derived forms normalizationnormalizernormalized

Related forms normal normality

Etymology

From normal + -ize, from Latin normalis, from norma ('rule, pattern, carpenter's square').

norma Latin

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# normalize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz
**IPA (UK):** ˈnɔːməlaɪz

## Meanings
1. to bring into conformity with a standard or norm; to make normal

## Examples
- The treaty aimed to normalize relations between the two long-hostile nations.

## Synonyms
- standardize
- regularize
- systematize
- stabilize
- conventionalize

## Antonyms
- abnormalize
- disrupt

## Derived Forms
- normalization
- normalizer
- normalized

## Related Forms
- normal
- normality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: norma

## Etymology
From normal + -ize, from Latin normalis, from norma ('rule, pattern, carpenter's square').

## AI Etymology
Normalize comes from normal + -ize, from Latin normalis, from norma ('rule, pattern, carpenter's square'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a verb, it means "to bring into conformity with a standard or norm; to make normal", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin norma. Derivative forms include normalization, normalizer, normalized; related words include normal, normality.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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