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NORMALISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they normalise ... he / she / it normalises
Past simple: normalised
-ing form: normalising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
Example:
normalize the spelling
Synonyms:
normalise; normalize; renormalise; renormalize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become normal or return to its normal state
Example:
Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon
Synonyms:
normalise; normalize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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