normalize meaning and definition

NORMALIZE verb

Definition of normalize (verb)

1. become normal or return to its normal state
   • "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon"
   • synonyms: normalise
2. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
   • "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling"
   • synonyms: normalise, renormalise, renormalize
3. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   • "temper glass"
   • synonyms: anneal, temper