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Verb: normalise  'nor-mu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: normalize)
  1. Become normal or return to its normal state
    "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalise soon";
    - normalize
     
  2. Make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
    "normalise relations with China";
    - normalize, renormalize, renormalise [Brit]
     
  3. Bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
    "normalise glass";
    - anneal, temper, normalize
     
  4. (mathematics) scale to integrate to a standard value, usually one
    - normalize, norm
Noun: normalise  'nor-mu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: normalize)
  1. (mathematics) multiply by a factor to have a specific scale, esp. so that the norm or integral is unity
    "normalise the distribution";
    - normalize

Derived forms: normalised, normalises, normalising

Type of: alter, change, harden, indurate, modify

Encyclopedia: Normalise