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NORMALIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

Example:

temper glass

Synonyms:

anneal; normalize; temper

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

harden; indurate (make hard or harder)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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 "normalize" 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:

normalization (the imposition of standards or regulations)

normalizer (a person who normalizes)

Sense 3

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 "normalize" 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

Credits

 Context examples: 

Picograms per milliliter (concentration), divided by milligram per kilogram per day (daily dose normalized by body weight).

(Picogram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Adding back the gut microbiome later in life normalized some of the changes to miRNAs in the brain.

(New Light on Link between Gut Bacteria, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Nanograms per milliliter (concentration), divided by milligrams per kilogram (dose normalized by weight).

(Nanogram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A normalized measure of a difference between 2 quantities, expressed as a percentage difference of either their mean or their sum, whichever is defined by a user.

(Asymmetry Index, NCI Thesaurus)

By preventing selectin-mediated cell adhesion in sickle cell anemia, this agent may inhibit red blood cell-white blood cell interactions, normalize blood flow and reduce inflammation and vascular occlusive pain.

(Pan-Selectin Antagonist GMI-1070, NCI Thesaurus)

Nanograms per milliliter (concentration), divided by milligram per kilogram per day (daily dose normalized by body weight).

(Nanogram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Hours times micrograms per milliliter (area under the curve), divided by milligrams per kilogram per day (daily dose normalized by weight).

(Hour Times Microgram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Micrograms per milliliter (concentration), divided by milligrams per kilogram (dose normalized by weight).

(Microgram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Hours times nanograms per milliliter (area under the curve), divided by milligram per kilogram (dose normalized by weight).

(Hour Times Nanogram per Milliliter per Milligram per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In turn, binding of NOX-H94 to hepcidin normalizes plasma iron levels and increases erythropoiesis.

(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)

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